21 August 1917: young Viennese officer Friedrich Franek fights in the 11th Battle of the Isonzo, defending Altitude Quota 146 – Flondar.
TIMAVO MAY 27th, 1917: OF MAJOR GIOVANNI RANDACCIO’S FAILED VENTURE AND OF GABRIELE D’ANNUNZIO’S FALSE TALE
…Randaccio died an agonizing death […] D’Annunzio […] managed to turn his friend’s meaningless end into a gruesomely patriotic and romantic tale.
THE FIVE CROSSES
War actions of five Austro-Hungarian officers. Lieutenants Johann Fousek, Theodor Wanke, Friederich Tischer, Friedrich Franek, and Captain Stanislau Wieronski.
THE SINKING OF BATTLESHIP WIEN
Port of Trieste, December 10th, 1917 is a foggy night. Anchored in the bay of Muggia there are two coastal defense ships, the Wien and the Budapest…
OUR VALOROUS BOSNIAKS
Austrian-Hungarians, especially the Bosniaken, contributed as much as their German allies to the victory of Caporetto – Kobarid. This is their story.
CAPORETTO, 24 OCTOBER 1917
It is the centennial of the breaking of Caporetto-Kobarid. Roberto Giurastante recounts one of the most famous battles of the First World War.