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THE SECRET WAR ON THE ITALIAN FRONT IN WWI (1915 – 1918)

acknowledgeMenTs
The authors would like to express their gratitude to:
– Paolo Bonavoglia, who wrote a contribution on the first messages decrypted by Luigi Sacco;
– Amedeo Ciaffone, who provided valuable support for the research at the Kriegsarchiv of Vienna;
– Gilda Gallerati, Renzo Romoli and their aides at the Communications Museum in Rome,
who organized some conferences and an exhibition on ‘Communication in WWI’, therefore
contributing to the birth of this book;
– Gianfranco Maiozzi, for his support in finding some articles in the libraries of France;
– Filippo Sinagra, who allowed us to publish some codes and ciphers contained in a book to be
published.

Special thanks go to Professor Mariano Gabriele and to the ‘Quadrato della Radio’ Association
for their encouragement given from the beginning and during the long, laborious research on
Communication Intelligence in WWI.
Worth mentioning is the helpfulness shown by the McGraw Page Library that allowed us to
publish some pictures from the mentioned Childs’ collection.
The authors would also like to emphasize that this book would have never seen the light of
day without the active cooperation of AUSSME personnel, such as Alessandro Gionfrida, and of
ISCAG personnel, Maria Quintiliani and Francesco Vincenzi.
Finally, our thanks go to the Historical Office of the Italian Defence General Staff, namely to:
Commander Michele Spezzano, Colonel Massimo Bettini, Commander Fabio Serra, Warrant
Officer Roberto Calvo and First Corporal Major Michele Musso for their cooperation and support
in publishing this volume.

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