After this offensive the weather showed unmistakable signs of breaking up; bitterly cold winds with heavy rains every day put a stop to all military movements of any importance. Although it is certain that no weather, however bad, will entirely arrest the activity of General Cadorna for even 24 hours, it was apparent, however, that the resumption of operations on anything like a big scale would have to be suspended _bon gré mal gré_ till the early spring. To spend the winter in Udine, therefore, presented no particular attraction for me, so I decided to return to London and there await events, in readiness to go back if necessary at a moment’s notice. It was certainly with regret that I was leaving the Italian Front, for I had spent many glorious days with King Victor Emmanuel’s heroic soldiers, but my regret was softened by the thought that I should soon be returning to assist at the final victory. INDEX ADIGE, RIVER, 99, 100, 151 Ala, 100 Allessi, Rino, 200 _Alpini, the_, 41, 42, 43, 45, 49, 75, 85, 86, 105, 121-126, 138, 140, 184, 185 Altopiano, Tableland of, 157, 165 Aosta, Duke of, 238 Aquileia, 144, 145 Arci, Signor, 196 Arsiero, 152, 156, 157, 159, 163, 184 Asiago, 152, 168, 169, 178 Astico, valley of, 157 Austrians, the; withdraw across the Indrio, 37, 38; defence at Monte Nero, 40-43; advance in the Trentino, 151-156; advance in the Asiago region, 163; retire from Gorizia, 209-234; characteristics of, 262, 263, 269 Avostaunis, 121 BACCI, BACCIO, 64, 240, 246, 249 Baldassarre, Signor, 63 Barbarich, Colonel, 153, 276-283 Barzilai, Signor, 63 Barzini, Luigi, 27, 29, 64, 210, 217, 223, 232 Basset, Serge, 65 Bauderesque, M., 65 Beak, Vice-Consul, 20 Beaumont, M., 145 Bedolo, Gino Calza, 65, 66, 104, 119 Belcredi, M., 68 Belluno, 15, 103, 115, 117 Belvedere, 145 Benedetti, M., 163 Berchtold, Count, 3 _Bersaglieri, the_, 75, 231-238 Berthod, Dr., 33, 132 Bissolati, Leonida, 196, 203-222 Bitetti, M., 240-246 Bologna, 15 Bormio, 79, 80, 82, 92 Boulogne, 46 Brazzano, 133, 134 Brenta, River, 151 Brescia, 15, 64, 67, 68, 71, 72, 78, 97 Brioni, Monte, 78 CADORNA, GENERAL, 15, 37, 44, 97, 98, 135, 137, 149, 150, 152, 158, 163, 179, 183, 189, 237, 238, 255, 256, 281, 282, 283, 285, 295 Cadorre, 135 Cafarelli, General, 58, 132 Cantalupo Roberto, 189 Capello, General, 190, 196, 203-205 Caporetto, 37, 133, 136, 139 Caprili, 109 _Carabinieri, the_, 166, 175, 230, 231 Carnia, 135 Carniola, 140 Carrère, Jean, 64, 68 Carso, Operations on the, 134, 141, 143, 196, 196, 223, 239, 240, 255-266, 270, 271, 273, 275, 285, 291, 292 Castalleto, the, 184 Censorship, the Italian, 15, 66, 67, 71, 72, 126, 153, 154, 155, 185, 209, 276, 282 Cenzio, M., 157 Cervignano, 37, 133, 144, 286 Chamonix, 81 Chizzola, 101