VITTORIO VENETO

vēt-tôˈryō vānĕˈtō, town (1991 pop. 29,231), Venetia, NE Italy, in the Alpine foothills. It is a secondary industrial and commercial center and a spa. There, in Oct.–Nov., 1918, the Italians won a decisive victory over the Austrians, which led to the Austro-Hungarian surrender to Armando Diaz on Nov. 3.

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books on: Vittorio Veneto  - 448 results

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The Life and Works of Vittorio Carpaccio
Book by Pompeo Molmenti, Gustav Ludwig, Robert H. Hobart Cust; John Murray, 1907
Subjects: Carpaccio, Vittore--1455?-1525?
...1 La Patria dei Carpaccio Atti del R. Ist. Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti , Serie VII., t. iii. Venice...Cecchetti, Saggio di cognomi ed aut. di artisti in Venezia. Arch. Veneto , t. xxxiii . p. 412. 2 Cicogna in his Inscrizioni...
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Of Tyranny
Book by Julius A. Molinaro, Beatrice Corrigan, Vittorio Alfieri; University of Toronto Press, 1961
Subjects: Despotism
...tragedy in earnest in 1775 ____________________ 1 Vittorio Alfieri, Life , ed. with an Essay by William D. Howells...by Napoleon in 1797 from the union of Lombardy and the Veneto. At first they had the full approval of the French authorities...
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The Italian Navy in World War II
Book by James J. Sadkovich; Greenwood Press, 1994
Subjects: Italy--Marina--History--World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945--Naval Operations, Italian
...real meaning of Caporetto and Vittorio Veneto. But it was not until I had...in 1933 and lay down the Vittorio Veneto and Littorio in 1934. 8...catch up by laying down the Vittorio Veneto and...
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Researching World War I: A Handbook
Book by Robin Higham, Dennis E. Showalter; Greenwood Press, 2003
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918--Study And Teaching--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
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Hitler's Italian Allies: Royal Armed Forces, Fascist Regime, and the War of 1940-43
Book by Macgregor Knox; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Fascism--Italy, Italy--History--1922-1945, World War, 1939-1945--Italy
...10 Giorgio Rochat, Lesercito italiano da Vittorio Veneto a Mussolini 1919 1925 Bari, 1967 , p. 3...1943 did Mussolini and Cavalleros successor, General Vittorio Ambrosio, create a Ministry for War Production and...
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journal articles on: Vittorio Veneto  - 24 results

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Da Ponte in New York, Mozart in New York
Journal article by Otto Biba; Current Musicology, 2006
Subjects: Da Ponte, Lorenzo--Biography, Da Ponte, Lorenzo--Influence, Da Ponte, Lorenzo--Works, Librettists--Biography, Librettists--Influence, Librettists--Works, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus--Works, Music history, Music--Historiography
...in the ghetto of Ceneda (now Vittorio Veneto), near Venice. (2) After his...dedicatorie e lettere dei fratelli. Vittorio Veneto: Dario de Bastiani. --.1999...New York 1838): Bibliografia. Vittorio Veneto: Dario de Bastioni. Notes An...
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Italian Fascist Exhibitions and Ezra Pound's Move to the Imperial
Journal article by Catherine E. Paul; Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 51, 2005
Subjects: Pound, Ezra--Criticism and interpretation, Pound, Ezra--Works
...was initiated and achieved the glory of the Vittorio Veneto with the destruction of...lespansione coloniale, e si raggiunse la gloria di Vittorio Veneto con la distruzione dellImpero che piu aveva...
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Futurist Fashion: Three Manifestoes
Journal article by Emily Braun; Art Journal, Vol. 54, 1995
Subjects: Art history, Clothing
...severed part, the stupidest savagery of mops of hair, which are hardly aggressive, virile, or smart. The combatants of Vittorio Veneto, of the squad activities in the Italian squares and of the March on Rome, whose heroism has surpassed that of the...
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Transformations in the Futurist Technological Mythopoeia
Journal article by Cinzia Sartini Blum; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 74, 1995
Subjects: Futurism (Literary movement)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mythology--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...vision of prosperity and national pride: Workers swimming pools workers" children soccer fields and bowling greens Vittorio Veneto and Arnaldo Mussolini avenues Theaters and refectories for thousands of workers High shelter of plane trees and...
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Hemingway Biography on the Silver Screen: The Critical Reception of Richard Attenborough's Film, in Love and War
Journal article by John R. Bittner; The Hemingway Review, Vol. 19, 2000
Subjects: Hemingway, Ernest--Portrayals, depictions, etc., In Love and War (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Motion pictures and literature--Evaluation
...were also targets of the critics barbs. Shooting for In Love and War started in early summer in the small town of Vittorio Veneto near the Dolomites in Northern Italy. Later production moved to Venice, to London at Shepperton Studios, to Quebec...
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magazine articles on: Vittorio Veneto  - 13 results

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Regia Marina: the Ignoble End of Mussolini's Iii-fated Fleet
Magazine article by Blaine Taylor; Sea Classics, Vol. 42, February 2009
...and proudest of Italys vaunted Vittorio Veneto-class battleships, was struck...Zara. The damaged Italia and Vittorio Veneto were sent from Malta to Alexandria...sides twice. Both Italia and Vittorio Veneto were interned by the Allies...
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Regia Marina: Mussolini's Failed Fascist Fleet: Part One
Magazine article by Elaine Taylor; Sea Classics, Vol. 41, December 2008
...Party, while its sister ship, Vittorio Veneto called after the First World...laid down on 24 October 1934. Vittorio Veneto was launched on 25 July 1937...encompassed the Littorio and Vittorio Veneto, with both Impero and Roma still...
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Regia Marina: Mussolini's Failed Fascist Fleet: Part Two
Magazine article by Blaine Taylor; Sea Classics, Vol. 42, January 2009
...fired from the submarine HMS Urge on 14 December 1941, Vittorio Veneto underwent repairs in dry dock until the spring of...Battle of the Mediterranean. On 5 June 1943, the Vittorio Veneto was damaged in a US air strike; Cessare was at the...
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Travel: Touring Turin
Magazine article; The Atlantic Monthly, April 1999
Subjects: Turin, Italy--Description and travel
...which seems right out of the past century and sells wine and dry goods at branches in Piazza San Carlo and Piazza Vittorio Veneto; and the beautiful cheese, pasta, and grissini (breadsticks, a city specialty) shops along Via San Tommaso, around...
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Touring Turin: The Place to Experience the Height of Northern-Italian Elegance Isn't Where Most People Think
Magazine article by Corby Kummer; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 283, April 1999
Subjects: Turin, Italy--Description and travel
...which seems right out of the past century and sells wine and dry goods at branches in Piazza San Carlo and Piazza Vittorio Veneto; and the beautiful cheese, pasta, and grissini (breadsticks, a city specialty) shops along Via San Tommaso, around...
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newspaper articles on: Vittorio Veneto  - 15 results

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GAA: Ollie: We Can't Afford to Get Canned by Kilkenny; GALWAY V KILKENNY ALL-IRELAND SHC QU, RD 3 Thurles, 6.15pm
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), July 11, 2004
...ALL-IRELAND SHC QU, RD 3 Thurles, 6.15pm. Byline: PAUL KEANE LAST November in the lobby of the Jolly Hotel on Romes Vittorio Veneto, Galway skipper Ollie Canning mulled over the season ahead with Kilkennys Henry Shefflin. They were opponents on...
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INTERNATIONAL: Berlusconi in Battle to Keep Power
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), April 10, 2006
Subjects: Berlusconi, Silvio
...three Molotov cocktails were thrown against a school that houses a polling station in the north-eastern town of Vittorio Veneto, and fliers found at the scene denounced both coalitions. No one was hurt and the polling stations opened as planned...
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3 Different Ways to See 1 City TURIN; FABULOUS Chocolates, Fast Cars and Fine Coffee - Turin Is an Italian City with a Difference. ROBIN GAULDIE Also Finds Cool Cafes, Broad Boulevards, Grand Squares and Funky Nightlife in the Shadow of the Italian Alps
Newspaper article; Sunday Mirror (London, England), December 10, 2006
...cheap panini (toasted sandwich) and pizza stalls and ice-cream shops all over the city centre. Caffe Vittorio Veneto (on Piazza Vittorio Veneto) is great for plates of savoury pastries, roasted vegetable snacks, and open sandwiches topped with...
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Enjoyable Lazio Day Trip Reveals Ancient Settlements
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 21, 2003
...expensive but worth it. Westin Excelsior Hotel, Via Vittorio Veneto 125, 00187 Rome, Italy; phone 39-06-47081; fax 39-06-4826205. St. Regis Grand Hotel, Via Vittorio Emanuele Orlando 3, 00185 Rome, Italy; 39-06-47091...
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The Ideal Rome Show; Sumptuous Hotels,delis Stacked to the Ceiling,ice Cream to Die For.Our Travelwriters Sharetheir Secrets of the Glorious Eternal City RED ROME: Sunset over St Peter's Sums Up the Beauty of the Eternal City
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 26, 2006
...facilities to match, now including an indoor pool and sauna, private garage and sumptuous decor. The Westin Excelsior, Via Vittorio Veneto 125 (00800 325 45454). Neil English HOTEL DE RUSSIE AFTER pounding around ancient ruins with countless other tourists...
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encyclopedia articles on: Vittorio Veneto  - 5 results

 
 
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Vittorio Veneto
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VITTORIO VENETO vet-to ryo vane to, town (1991 pop. 29,231), Venetia, NE Italy, in the Alpine foothills. It is a secondary industrial and commercial...
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Diaz, Armando
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...replaced (1917) Cadorna as chief Italian commander. He defeated (1918) the disintegrating Austro-Hungarian army at Vittorio Veneto and concluded (Nov. 3) the armistice, based on unconditional surrender, with Austria-Hungary. Created duca della...
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World War I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Oct. 30. Austria-Hungary, in the process of disintegration, surrendered on Nov. 4 after the Italian victory at Vittorio Veneto . German resources were exhausted and German morale had collapsed. President Wilsons Fourteen Points were accepted...
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Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and in Oct., 1918, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary proclaimed their independence. The Austrian defeat at Vittorio Veneto was followed by unconditional surrender; on Nov. 11, Emperor Charles I abdicated; on Nov. 12, German Austria...
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Italy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the Allied side. Although the Italians initially suffered serious reverses, they won (1918) a great victory at Vittorio Veneto , which was followed by the surrender of Austria-Hungary. At the Paris Peace Conference, Italy obtained S Tyrol...


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