Scenes from Italy's war . as compared to any one of the otherthree years of the Italian war. That the cautious policyof Diaz and Badoglio, now his Chief of Staff, wasright in the main cannot be seriously questioned, thoughthere may be differences as to detail and degree. Cautionachieved not only survival, which for long was highlyuncertain, but the most complete of victories. It wouldhave been folly for the Italians to attack before theautumn, and it was no part of the Allied plan. TheAustrians, no longer having the Russians to contendwith, were superior in the number of divisions, andabove al
Scenes from Italy's war . as compared to any one of the otherthree years of the Italian war. That the cautious policyof Diaz and Badoglio, now his Chief of Staff, wasright in the main cannot be seriously questioned, thoughthere may be differences as to detail and degree. Cautionachieved not only survival, which for long was highlyuncertain, but the most complete of victories. It wouldhave been folly for the Italians to attack before theautumn, and it was no part of the Allied plan. TheAustrians, no longer having the Russians to contendwith, were superior in the number of divisions, andabove all in the strength of positions, for everywhereto the east of Pasubio they were far over the water-shed, on heights dominating the Italian lines. TheAustrian army could not, therefore, have been defeateduntil its moral had been disintegrated by political andeconomic action. And an unsuccessful attack mighthave reacted most unfavourably on the Italian moral,which was being so carefully nursed after its almostfatal (During the retreat in November 1917 the Austrians had advanced w^ shown on M
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