Asiago
Italy
Published on 5. March 2001
160 pages
978-1-78383-266-8 (ISBN)
Description
A battlefield guide to the scene of an Austro-Hungarian attack on the British Corps sector of the Allied front line on the Asiago Plateau, forty miles north of Venice in Northern Italy, on 15/16 June 1918. This comprehensive and attractive guidebook describes the terrain, the forces involved and the fighting, including the action leading to the award of two Vcs.
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Francis MacKay
Asiago: Italy
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03/2000
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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Content
- Cover
- Series
- Title
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction by Series Editor
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Advice for Tourists
- Chapter 1 The Asiago plateau
- Chapter 2 Italy v Austria 1915-1917
- Chapter 3 Allied Assistance
- Chapter 4 Operation RADETZKY:
- Chapter 5 15/16 June 1918 - GRANEZZA: Battle in the clouds
- Chapter 6 15/16 June 1918 - CARRIOLA: Battle in the woods
- Chapter 7 Aftermath
- Chapter 8 Walking and car tours CAR TOUR 1:
- WALK 1: Asiago to San Sisto Ridge
- WALK 2: Austrian front line, Canove Museum
- CAR TOUR 2: Barental, Pria dell' Acqua, Granezza, Tattenham Corner
- CAR TOUR 3: Ghelpac Fork, Hill 1021, Boscon, Handley Cross
- CAR TOUR 4: Happy Valley, Valle Gap, Perghele, Magnaboschi, Chiesa Museum
- Chapter 9 Memorials & Cemeteries
- Further Reading
- Index
