The book recounts how it was possible for all this to happen; how the military challenge was forewarned by the tourist and climbing challenges faced in the second half of the 19th century; how the soldiers, but also prisoners and civilians, lived and recounted their experiences.
Il libro racconta come tutto ciò poté accadere, di come la sfida militare fosse stata preannunciata da quella turistico-alpinistica fin dalla seconda metà dell'Ottocento; di come vissero e raccontarono quell'esperienza i combattenti, ma anche i prigionieri, i civili.