Six months on the Italian front

A vivid eyewitness account brings the Italian Front of 1915‑1916 to life through the eyes of a war‑artist correspondent. He moves from the stark peaks of the Stelvio to the bustling valleys of the Adriatic, sketching the everyday routines of soldiers, the tangled barbed‑wire walls, and the relentless churn of troops and supplies. The narrative blends quietly observed details—peasant women hauling wire, cavalry daring river crossings, and the disciplined march of infantry—with the author’s personal reflections on the camaraderie and hardships that color life at the front.

While avoiding tactical jargon, the writer captures the atmosphere of a campaign on the brink of a decisive moment, notably the buildup to the capture of Gorizia, where he stood as the sole foreign reporter on the ground. Interspersed with vivid illustrations, the memoir balances honest description with the occasional wry humor, offering listeners a grounded sense of what it was to live, sketch, and survive amid the Alpine battlefields.