Emilio Lussu for Prian (trans. Marion Rawson) "All Quiet on the Italian Front" might be the best summary. Lussu is a young officer on the Asiago front. The scene with his mother and father is very good, as is the character of the insane General Leone. Written with tremendous calm it avoids the emotional excitement of English war poetry (so much then for silly national stereotypes). More Old Duffer's Book Corner (book reviews) Slim: The Standardbearer Troupes de Marine L'Armée de Napoleon III (2) La Bataille Sardinian Brigade Napoléon Et Ses Soldats (de Wagram A Waterloo) The Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815 Haig's Command Husaria: The Winged Horsemen A Close Run Thing Warfare in Atlantic Africa 1500-1800 The Holy Land The Little Bighorn Campaign The Napoleon Options Pallas Armata Marengo and Hohenlinden: Napoleon's Rise to Power Book Review. Back to Perfidious Albion #101 Table of Contents Back to Perfidious Albion List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Charles and Teresa Vasey. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com