tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post5500145219583240918..comments2023-11-30T10:43:33.130-06:00Comments on Reading Freely: The White WarStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-69643756425574231862014-05-16T11:13:07.569-05:002014-05-16T11:13:07.569-05:00I've only read little bits about the Italian c...I've only read little bits about the Italian campaign, most recently in a general history of the war which I'll be reviewing next Thursday.<br /><br />I do like snap decisions book-wise. They've provided me with some great reading usually quite outside my normal 'comfort' zone.CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-4251101644423996952014-05-15T20:42:49.991-05:002014-05-15T20:42:49.991-05:00Has you read any literature on the Italian war bef...Has you read any literature on the Italian war before? <br /><br />I went after this one almost as a snap decision -- it came up as a related read for another book I was considering, and I in an interlibrary loan request just to see. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980951139270141970.post-42130172458459083912014-05-15T16:08:32.301-05:002014-05-15T16:08:32.301-05:00WW1 does seem like a succession of tales of monume...WW1 does seem like a succession of tales of monumental incompetence doesn't it? I am amazed that, by and large, people put up with the slaughter for so long.<br /><br />The Italian front doesn't normally get the coverage it deserves. Thanks for pointing this book out. CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com