Book contents
- Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great War
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great War
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgement
- Introduction
- Part I Making the Anglo-Italian Entente (1911–1915)
- Part II Integrating Italy into the Triple Entente (Spring 1915–Summer 1917)
- Part III The Forked Road to Victory and Peace (Autumn 1917–Summer 1919)
- 12 Context
- 13 Clash of Responsibilities
- 14 Response to Military Emergencies
- 15 Re-shaping Allied Grand Strategy
- 16 Propaganda As a Strategy
- 17 Divided at the Finish Line
- 18 Versailles 1919
- Epilogue: Bloody Christmas in Fiume
- Conclusions
- Bibliography and Sources
- Index
14 - Response to Military Emergencies
Keeping Italy Alive
from Part III - The Forked Road to Victory and Peace (Autumn 1917–Summer 1919)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 December 2020
Book contents
- Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great War
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great War
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgement
- Introduction
- Part I Making the Anglo-Italian Entente (1911–1915)
- Part II Integrating Italy into the Triple Entente (Spring 1915–Summer 1917)
- Part III The Forked Road to Victory and Peace (Autumn 1917–Summer 1919)
- 12 Context
- 13 Clash of Responsibilities
- 14 Response to Military Emergencies
- 15 Re-shaping Allied Grand Strategy
- 16 Propaganda As a Strategy
- 17 Divided at the Finish Line
- 18 Versailles 1919
- Epilogue: Bloody Christmas in Fiume
- Conclusions
- Bibliography and Sources
- Index
Summary
Caporetto had changed the very nature of Italy’s war from an offensive war into a struggle for survival. Italian armed forces, morale, supplies and finance needed to be bolstered, and Britain made the greatest effort – but not for free.
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- Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great WarDefending and Forging Empires, pp. 224 - 237Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020