The Rest Is History

672. The First World War: Italy’s Doomed Campaign (Part 2)

May 20, 2026·1h 11m·4-min readconversationalhistory
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Italy's entry into World War I in 1915, driven by nationalist ambition and elite manipulation rather than public will, led to a brutal and futile campaign on the Isonzo Front against Austria-Hungary, resulting in over a million casualties and a national trauma that fueled the rise of fasc

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Gabriele D'AnnunzioBenito MussoliniAntonio SalandraLuigi CadornaSvetozar Boroević

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The White Warby Mark Thompson

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Civil Rights HistoryGeopoliticsHistorical FiguresMilitary HistoryWorld War 2

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