“…Although the Italian military effort did not reach the intensity of that of other powers engaged in the war, particularly France and Germany, there were more than five million Italian soldiers who took part in the conflict (Zugaro 1927): Even in the WWII Italy was unable to mobilise similar numbers. A total of 560,000 Italian servicemen died, and among the major European powers, Italy was the one that experienced the highest number of deaths due to illness among the its soldiers (Fornasin 2017a). In addition, about 50,000 deaths occurred in prison camps in Germany and Austria-Hungary, the largest contingent for any Western European country (Fornasin 2018a).…”