Heading off to war accompanied by the spirits of soldiers pa
In 1915, Italy was persuded to join the allied cause against the German Empire and Austria-Hungary and made some unsuccessful attempts to invade across the border in June 1915. This patriotic card likely pre-dates this campaign, gathering support for the forthcoming war effort, showing a patriotic representation of Italy trampling the Austrian border post and brave Italian soldiers riding into war spurred on by the spirits of Italian heroes of the past, including Garibaldi
Picture No
10424100
Media ID
45652624
Size
4888px x 3800px
(9.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa early 1915
