8 7 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁V inc en zo ▁G io ber ti ▁e ▁il ▁D ab orm ida , ▁a ▁defence ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁actions ▁against ▁the ▁accus ations ▁made ▁by ▁V inc en zo ▁G io ber ti ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁he ▁wrote ▁La ▁dif esa ▁delle ▁nost re ▁front iere ▁occident ali ▁in ▁rela zione ▁agli ▁ordin amenti ▁milit ari ▁od ier ni ▁( trans . ▁" The ▁defence ▁of ▁our ▁western ▁borders ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁current ▁military ▁organization " ): ▁the ▁increasing ▁attr ition ▁with ▁France ▁after ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁French ▁Empire ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁analyze ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁conflict ▁between ▁France ▁and ▁Italy . ▁D ab orm ida ▁ur ged ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁Al ps ▁as ▁a ▁strong ▁def ensive ▁line ▁capable ▁of ▁rest oring ▁balance ▁of ▁force ▁in ▁a ▁fight ▁with ▁the ▁more ▁numerous ▁French , ▁against ▁the ▁common ▁opinion ▁based ▁on ▁Napole onic ▁experience ▁that ▁de emed ▁the ▁mountains ▁as ▁a ▁mere ▁delay ing ▁obst acle . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁published , ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁matter , ▁a ▁study : ▁Ord in amento ▁militare ▁delle ▁popol azioni ▁al pine ▁( trans . ▁" Mil it ary ▁organization ▁of ▁Al pine ▁people ") ▁and , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁War ▁as ▁full ▁professor . ▁While ▁maintain ing ▁his ▁teaching ▁activity , ▁in ▁May