Thunder in the Mountains

Thunder in The Mountains looks at the First World War on the Italian Front, the little-known theatre of war where men fought amongst the towering peaks and glaciers of the Italian Alps.

Part history, part travelogue, and part battlefield guidebook, Thunder in The Mountains tells the extraordinary story of battles fought in the most inhospitable environments, from the ‘howling wilderness’ of the arid Carso Plateau to the avalanche-ravaged mountains of the Dolomites. Feats of incredible daring and bravery were carried out against a beautiful backdrop, as men dug tunnels in ice, blew the tops off mountains, and made advances that measured in vertical feet.

The author spent six years exploring the battlefields and researching this subject, and in addition to an authoritative and engaging text there are 149 photos and 26 maps to help the reader understand the scope and difficulty of mountain warfare, and appreciate the wild beauty of these battlefields.

As well as being lavishly illustrated in colour, in a radical   other military history books, Thunder in The Mountains also contains QR codes that link to additional photos, maps, videos, animations, and downloadable battlefield walks. This additional content can be viewed alongside the text, giving readers a deeper understanding of this incredible conflict.

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“This a delightful read with the war history interspersed with travel observations.” Historical Miniatures Gaming Society

"Although Thunder in the Mountains is, by itself, less useful as a battlefield guide, this shortcoming is more than rectified by the author’s exhaustive accompanying website. Twenty-seven curated walks dotted across the length of the front allow readers to walk the events outlined in the book. The website also contains a wealth of wartime and present-day photographs, an exhaustive bibliography, detailed appendices on such matters as the versions of key place names in different languages, and the various assorted musings of the author...This is a book that certainly reflects the exhaustive research and thorough exploration of the ground on the part of the author." Stand To! - Journal of the Western Front Association