The Mountain War

A Doctors Diary of the Italian Campaign 19141918. A doctors diary recording his experience on the Italian front during the First World WarA memorable portrait of a sensitive man struggling to retain his humanity in a time of warGraphic insight into the reality of the war at the front and behind the linesHailed by historians as extraordinary, the diaries offer an inside view of the stress endured by a doctor and the ethical dilemmas of treating sick and wounded soldiers A rare account of the war as seen from the Austro-Hungarian side of the front