European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The forgotten front 1915-1918 the War in the mountains a id Plains of Northern titty in old gun emplacement near my pct Sublow Tagliamento River the italians retreated in the ram i1i Hie Way Bich to the swollen piano Fli Thrift i hts stood. In one Battie 1hey had  Mote Han 300 goo men they Lial � i l soldiers be a sir to army All Coward is Trca Chor Cardona was sacred and replaced by g 3n a Ronnda Dia an wifi car no cd Tor his humanity toward Hig troops and ins esd of Crumb log the Ila Hans toughs Back  order and courage indeed at 1he Western end of the Pia a Tine on fount grappa heir resistance was of ferocious thai the German commander opposing them was moved to Praise the Fieric enemy. Grappa did not fall. Some called t a Miracle says Gianni Pierpan ii was As if there were Isva Dilt Crint italian armies. The one that ran and the one that fought the Lino Othle Piave would hold everywhere. From an army in chaos it became an army of resurgence moreover Iho disaster of vaporetto acted As a catalyst to bring the divided italian Home front together As no Victory had. With the Aid of 11 missions of English and French troops As we As a Token re cziment of americans american Aid m War Materiel was  italians would Light staunchly on until the tide of the War turned for Good in the fall of 1918. Even As the  c Allied push on the Western front progressed to final Austro hungarian tha germans half been a fled Back to the Western front collapse began in Northern Italy from Iarj Trentino across the Plains and Down the Piave in the coast the italians surged toward  smashing Victory was a Vallona Venlo Zofih Cuba Piave where of intr cavalry rushed through the breach in the enemy Fine caning havoc in this last of intensive some 500,000 prison is were Lakin by the it Vas a time of inure pm and glory a time Iho Puoplo whre Hoo Aro ind the  in those misty Mountain r air Ign do not Orgl Ilie Horts Vic be Oul. Unfortunate to it had Coil the some 65 1.000 dead acid 1.000,000"viouiicffid to  out a that Price was it Worth it Gianni i Ropan Vtha land. Tic Sas thu Mountain and the a Jim la m Thorn they Viero Lodan this had of come bask to Italy also for defensive purposes. Kra  wort n miss the Nat Gearha firs Trier Ajaj no other Way Iho i and to come " "