{"product_id":"white-war-mark-thompson-9780465020379","title":"The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe brutal and tragic story of the First World War's oft-overlooked Italian Front.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating, indeed brilliant, portrait of a society immolated by its own delusions.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Book of the Year by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEconomist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Scotsman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In May 1915, Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire, hoping to seize its \"lost\" territories of Trieste and Tyrol. The result was one of the most hopeless and senseless wars of modern times. Nearly 700,000 Italians and perhaps half as many Austro-Hungarian troops were killed, plunging Italy into chaos and, eventually, fascism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With great skill and pathos, Mark Thompson tells the story of the nationalist frenzy that preceded the conflict, the haunting landscapes and political intrigues that surrounded it, and the outsize personalities of the statesmen, generals, and writers who were drawn into the hear of chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A work of epic scale, \u003ci\u003eThe White War \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the remarkable untold story of the First World War's Italian Front.","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461549428929,"sku":"9780465020379","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9780465020379.jpg?v=1785874448","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/white-war-mark-thompson-9780465020379","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}