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ID116785
Title ProperOfficial inquiry into the Italian defeat at the battle of Caporetto (October 1917)
LanguageENG
AuthorUngari, Andrea
Publication2012.
Summary / Abstract (Note)The battle of Caporetto in October-November 1917, one of the most catastrophic defeats administered to any army during the First World War, continues to stir lively debate nearly one hundred years later. While analysts then and for some time after blamed the debacle on soldier defeatism, historians today find the reasons in the Italian Army's tactical, logistical, and strategic shortcomings. Perhaps the most intriguing question before historians of the event today is why the general officer most responsible for the catastrophe not only managed to evade being charged for his failures but instead ended up as the Chief of Staff of the Italian Army. That is the subject of this article.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Military History Vol. 76, No.3; Jul 2012: p.695-726
Journal SourceJournal of Military History Vol. 76, No.3; Jul 2012: p.695-726
Key WordsBattle of Caporetto ;  First World War ;  Soldier Defeatism ;  Italian Army ;  Italy