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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: The Italian Front, 1915 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Directory of articles and information on Italy's involvement in World War I. Covers weapons, casualties, and specific battles.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Asiago 1916 Two Views

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on Austria's first great offensive on the Italian Front campaign during WWI. The Battle of Asiago is described both by an English correspondent with the Italian Army and an official German observer with the Austrians.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Italian Political and Military Mobilization in the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a discussion of the role played by the state in organizing the war effort both in terms of marshaling the troops to the front as well as mobilizing the society and the economy.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: An Aspiring Pilot Aviator in the Italian Air Force

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a selection from the memoirs of Lt. Camillo Viglino, a pilot in the Italian Air Force.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Cesare Battisti: Italian Patriot, Hero, Martyr

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of Cesare Battisti, an Italian patriot and politician of Austrian citizenship, who became a prominent Irredentist at the start of the First World War. Although condemned as a traitor in Austria, in Italy he is considered a...
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Asiago

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from the book Asiago by Francis Mackay describes the evening of the Battle of Asiago which led to the death of Captain Edward Harold Brittain.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: The Death of Sepp Innerkofler

For Students 9th - 10th
Article relates the story of Sepp Innerkofler, a Tyrolean mountaineer who died defending his homeland in July 1915 during World War I.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: The Battle of Ortigara June 1917

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed description of the June 1917 Battle of Ortigara that took place between the Italian and Austro-Hungarian armies for possession of Mount Ortigara.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Avalanche!

For Students 9th - 10th
This article takes a look at the unique killer of the Italian Front, avalanches.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Virgilio's Caporetto Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Author recounts the life of his father, Virgilio Benedetti while summarizing the way the events of Italy in World War I shaped his father's outlook.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Italian Front Casualties

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides statistics on the casualties of the battles of the Italian Front in World War I.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Italian Front: Weapons, Equipment, Uniforms

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the weapons, equipment, and uniforms used by the Italian forces in World War I. Detailed descriptions provided.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Caporetto a Fresh Look

For Students 9th - 10th
Article takes a look at the 1917 Battle of Caporetto in which the Italian Army suffered one of the most stunning defeats of World War I.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Italian Reparti D'assalto: The Arditi

For Students 9th - 10th
This historical website includes information about the Italian Reparti d'assalto (Assault Units) of the First World War, the most elite force in the Italian Army.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: The Geography of the Italian Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Slideshow presentation provides a virtual tour of the varied battlefields of the Italian Front during WWI.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: The Allies Post Caporetto Support of Italy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excerpt from the book Touring the Italian Front 1917-1919 by Francis Mackay (also known as Battleground Europe). It describes the ground and operations covered by the British, French and US Expeditionary Forces deployed from...
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: The Eleven Battles of the Isonzo

For Students 9th - 10th
Features an overview of the eleven battles fought on the Isonzo Front between the Austro-Hungarian and Italian armies in World War I.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Faces of War

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos of individuals who served on the Italian Front.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Notable Aviators of the Italian Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Sketches of aviators who made a difference for the Italian Front in WWI.
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Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: A Virtual Tour of the Italian Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on a red link to take a virtual tour of battlefields, cities, geography, and memorials of the Italian Front in World War I.