It is the centennial of the breaking of Caporetto-Kobarid. Roberto Giurastante recounts one of the most famous battles of the First World War.
UNCLE FRANZ
When I was a child, Uncle Franz was my “guardina angel” and a teacher. In WWI, Uncle Franz had faithfully served in the Austrian-Hungarian Army…
THOSE WHO ARE PAYING FOR POLLUTION OF STATE
Cancer rates are increasing in Trieste. Indeed, if people are exposed to deadly pollutants, still largely unknown, what else is to be expected?
STURMTRUPPEN
1917: the Italian Army hopes to capture at Trieste, but Austria-Hungary deploys the newly established “Sturmtruppen” to protect the port-city.
ONE OF TRIESTE’S FORGOTTEN HEROES: EGON LERCH
Breaking through limits, attacking when it seemed impossible, never giving up: lieutenant Lerch was among the the most praised submariners.
THE UNDERGROUND WORLD OF THE HERMADA
The Hermada, unconquered stronghold of the Austrian-Hungarian WWI defense line, is like an island emerging from the souther Karst plateau…