Italy at war and the allies in the west . ON THE ROOF OF EUROPE 67 set, and burned by the sun to the color of amuch-used saddle. I rather expected to seebearded, unkempt fellows, but I found themclean-shaven and extraordinarily neat. TheItalian military authorities do not approveof the poilu. Though the men are ladenlike pack-mules, they cover the ground at asurprisingly smart pace, while special corps,such as the Bersaglieri and the Alpini, arefamous for the fashion in which they take eventhe steepest acclivities at the double. I wastold that, though the troops recruited in theNorth possess t
Italy at war and the allies in the west . ON THE ROOF OF EUROPE 67 set, and burned by the sun to the color of amuch-used saddle. I rather expected to seebearded, unkempt fellows, but I found themclean-shaven and extraordinarily neat. TheItalian military authorities do not approveof the poilu. Though the men are ladenlike pack-mules, they cover the ground at asurprisingly smart pace, while special corps,such as the Bersaglieri and the Alpini, arefamous for the fashion in which they take eventhe steepest acclivities at the double. I wastold that, though the troops recruited in theNorth possess the most stamina and endurance,the Neapolitans and Sicilians have the mostelan and make the best fighters, these sons ofthe South having again and again advancedto the assault through storms of fire whichthe colder-blooded Piedmontese refused to is claimed for the Italian uniform that itis at once the ugliest and the least visible ofany worn in Europe. Its wearer doesnt evenmake a shadow, a friend of mine Italian mili
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