The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts Other Allied Armies Italian
The Latin at War
by Will Irwin
ISBN
Purchase Price
£15.00 (second hand)
Date Purchased
February 15, 2019
Publisher
Constable and Company Limited (1917, London)
Notes
This is the story of an American civilian who spent some time in France, living in Paris but visiting Verdun both at the start of the battle and then when it was petering out, or possibly just finishing, but importantly having a spell with the Italian Army in between. This produced a slight problem about how we should categorise the book, but it is dedicated by the author to the Alpini and his description of the Italians on the Isonzo Front is very useful: so we have categorised it in "The Italian Army". So "Latin" in the title perhaps not only refers to the Italians and especially the Alpini (as he says, "good hosts, perfect comrades, valiant fighters") but also the French.
Purchase Price
£15.00 (second hand)
Date Purchased
February 15, 2019
Publisher
Constable and Company Limited (1917, London)
Notes
This is the story of an American civilian who spent some time in France, living in Paris but visiting Verdun both at the start of the battle and then when it was petering out, or possibly just finishing, but importantly having a spell with the Italian Army in between. This produced a slight problem about how we should categorise the book, but it is dedicated by the author to the Alpini and his description of the Italians on the Isonzo Front is very useful: so we have categorised it in "The Italian Army". So "Latin" in the title perhaps not only refers to the Italians and especially the Alpini (as he says, "good hosts, perfect comrades, valiant fighters") but also the French.