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Italy and the World War. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. OCLC 414372. Pergher, Roberta. "An Italian War? War and Nation in the Italian Historiography of the First World War" Journal of Modern History (Dec 2018) 90#4; Pryce, Roy. "Italy and the Outbreak of the First World War." Cambridge Historical Journal 11#2 (1954): 219-27 online.
The Battle of Liège was the first battle of the war, and could be considered a moral victory for the allies, as the heavily outnumbered Belgians held out against the German Army for 12 days. From 5 to 16 August 1914, the Belgians successfully resisted the numerically superior Germans, and inflicted surprisingly heavy losses on their aggressors.
The Battle of Hollandia (code-named Operation Reckless) was an engagement between Allies of World War II and Japanese forces during World War II. The majority of the Allied force was provided by the United States, with the bulk of two United States Army infantry divisions being committed on the ground. Air and naval support consisted largely of ...
The first World War; An Illustrated History. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-179392-0. Keegan, John (1998). The first World War. London: Random House (UK). ISBN 0-09-1801788. Mortara, G (1925). La Salute pubblica in Italia durante e dopo la Guerra. New Haven: Yale University Press. Nicolle, David (2003). The Italian Army of World War I. Osprey ...
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
The European theatre (also known as the First European War [citation needed]) was the main theatre of operations during World War I and was where the war began and ended. . During the four years of conflict, battle was joined by armies of unprecedented size, which were equipped with new mechanized technolo
Allied forces carried out landings at Aitape and the Hollandia on New Guinea. General Hatazō Adachi's 11,000-man garrison was ill-prepared and an American foothold was easily gained. [2] The Battle of Hollandia began. The second wave of Mesovouno massacres was carried out by members of the Wehrmacht in Greece.
Naval battles of World War I involving Italy (9 P) Pages in category "Battles of World War I involving Italy" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.