Generalissimo - Luigi Cadorna and the Italian Army, 18501928

Major new biography tracing the rise, command and reputation of the controversial Luigi Cardorna from his appointment to the head of the Italian army to defeat at Caporetto in 1917. Marco Mondini delves into how ideology and psychology combined to create an untouchable autocrat.

Sommario

Introduction: forgetting Cadorna; Part I. The Ascent: 1. The force of destiny; 2. 'That most imperfect military organization': the army in Cadorna's time; 3. Waiting for war; Part II. The Enigma of Consensus: 4. Preparing for war; 5. The real thing; 6. Man management; Part III. The Downfall: 7. At Cadorna's court; 8. Caporetto according to Cadorna: a moral autobiography of the Italians; Conclusion: The Memoir Battle.

Info autore

Marco Mondini is Associate Professor in History of Conflicts at the University of Padua. His recent publications include Il ritorno della guerra. Combattere, uccidere, morire in Italia (1861-2022), Roma 1922. Il fascismo e la guerra mai finita, The Mediatization of War and Peace (as co-editor with C. Cornelissen) and Fiume 1919. Una guerra civile italiana.

Riassunto

Major new biography tracing the rise, command and reputation of the controversial Luigi Cardorna from his appointment to the head of the Italian army to defeat at Caporetto in 1917. Marco Mondini delves into how ideology and psychology combined to create an untouchable autocrat.

Prefazione

Major new biography tracing the rise, command, and reputation of Italy's most controversial general.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marco Mondini, Marco (Universita Degli Studi DI Padova Mondini
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781009098670
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0909867-0
• Pagine: 280
• Serie: Cambridge Military Histories
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Italy, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Modern warfare, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)