简介：Thewinterof1917,theNorth-Eastfront,thefinalclashesoftheGreatWar.AnItalianstrongholdsituatedat1800metresabovesealevel,ontheAsiagoplateau,describedinthenovelsofMarioRigoniStern.It’ssnowingeverywhere;theAustriantrenchesaresoclosethatyoucanheartheenemysoldiersbreathing. AhundredyearssincetheoutbreakofWorldWarI,maestroErmannoOlmidescribeswithTornerannoipratihisvisionofaconflictthatcostthelivesof16millionhumanbeings,justasitwasbroughtbacktohimbythememoryofhisfather,calledtoarmsat19yearsofage,tofindhimselfwithinthebloodbathofCarsoandPiave.Adramathatscarredhisyouthandtherestofhislife,justlikemillionsofothers.