The Battle of Caporetto Great Battles of History by Falls Cyril (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1966. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Part of the Great Battles of History series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light soiling to peripheral edges of boards; light shelfwear to tips. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($4.50); light toning to panels and spine; light wear to head, tail, and tips. Orange cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine and front board. Blue endpapers. 202 pp 8vo. The eminent British historian Cyril Falls recounts the story of Caporetto and the men who fought there, including a previously unknown German captain whose bold and brilliant tactics launched him on a spectacular career: Erwin Rommel. The author also analyzes the tangible and intangible factors in the situation that prevented the Austro-Germans from gaining the victory that at one point seemed almost in hand. In the autumn of 1917, Italy which was allied with Britain and France in WWI, was faced with a strong Austro-German offensive in the mountains of northeast Italy. The crucial encounter at the village of Caporetto, led to an Italian retreat in the face of the tactics of Erwin Rommel. But, despite Rommel's brilliance and the Central Powers' desperate need for a victory, the Caporetto offensive failed, and failing, became an omen of total defeat the following year. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 202p. Maps. In mylar. Jacket priced. Fine/Near Fine Copy. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Good. J. B. Lippincott & Co. Hardcover with jacket. EX-LIBRARY with nylon covering, sticker on spine, and card pocket and sticker on rear fly leaf. Tanned pages. Unmarked text, tight binding.