. Le Literary Digest histoire de la guerre mondiale, compilées à partir de sources contemporaines et d'origine : américain, britannique, français, allemand, et d'autres. d'émerveillement. La première semaine d'août a vu une offensive italienne beginwith smashing souffle sur l'Isonzo, avant la ligne d'advanceaiming finalement à Trieste. Mais à l'avance sur Triestethe italiens avaient d'abord de prendre de Gorizia, défendu par aformidable plateau et hautes collines, une entreprise en whichthey autrefois, et pour de nombreux mois, avait échoué. Theynow ont saisi la tête de Gorizia et commandant deux 64 IX LES ALPES ET OX L'ADRIATIQUE collines, et que dans deux jours

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. The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others. d wonder. The first week in August saw an Italian offensive beginwith smashing blows on the Isonzo front, the line of advanceaiming ultimately at Trieste. But to advance on Triestethe Italians had first to take Gorizia, as defended by aformidable plateau and high hills, an enterprise in whichthey formerly, and for many months, had failed. Theynow seized the Gorizia bridgehead and two commanding 64 IX THE ALPS AND OX THE ADRIATIC hills; and in two days took 10, 000 prisoners. On August 9their flag was flying over Gorizias citadel and the Austrianswere in full retreat. Two months before this event Russiahad struck at Austria, and the following weeks had beenfilled with reports of great Russian successes. Barely amonth elapsed before the attack by the Allies on the Sommemarked the passing of the offensive in the West to theBritish and French. Not until long after the war was overcould men expect to learn who had been the master-strategist that designed this campaign of 1916 on all fronts.. A SUBURU UF (lORIZIA There was every reason to believe that the supreme direct-ing head was Joffre. Whoever he might be, the Allies werenow acting as one. Their first aim appeared to be the destruc-tion of Austria. Haig had said the decision of the warwould come in the West, but it seemed that the directingmind of the Entente had determined to crush Austria first. Brusiloffs campaign was not simply a brilliant Russiandash or a sledge-hammer blow. It was true that he dashedand hammered, but he did so alternately, at different points, wherever he could inflict the most damage on Austria. He 65 IN THE EAST, NEAR EAST, AND SOUTH threatened Lemberg from two points, and then descendedtoward it from a third. So Italy first pushed ahead in theTrentino, and then suddenly delivered her most destructiveblow on the Isonzo. With each of these attacks Austri

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