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Chapter 27

           Therewerefinepositionsfordefensealongthelowmountainsthatcameupoutoftheplateaubutnothinghadbeendoneaboutorganizingthemfordefense.WhatdidIthinkabouttheBainsizzaanyway?

           Ihadexpectedittobeflatter,morelikeaplateau.Ihadnotrealizeditwassobrokenup.

           "Altopiano,"Ginosaid,"butnopiano."

           Wewentbacktothecellarofthehousewherehelived.IsaidIthoughtaridgethatflattenedoutontopandhadalittledepthwouldbeeasierandmorepracticaltoholdthanasuccessionofsmallmountains.Itwasnohardertoattackupamountainthanonthelevel,Iargued."Thatdependsonthemountains,"hesaid."LookatSanGabriele."

           "Yes,"Isaid,"butwheretheyhadtroublewasatthetopwhereitwasflat.Theygotuptothetopeasyenough."

           "Notsoeasy,"hesaid.

           "Yes,"Isaid,"butthatwasaspecialcasebecauseitwasafortressratherthanamountain,anyway.TheAustrianshadbeenfortifyingitforyears."Imeanttacticallyspeakinginawarwheretherewassomemovementasuccessionofmountainswerenothingtoholdasalinebecauseitwastooeasytoturnthem.Youshouldhavepossiblemobilityandamountainisnotverymobile.Also,peoplealwaysover-shootdownhill.Iftheflankwereturned,thebestmenwouldbeleftonthehighestmountains.Ididnotbelieveinawarinmountains.Ihadthoughtaboutitalot,Isaid.Youpinchedoffonemountainandtheypinchedoffanotherbutwhensomethingreallystartedeveryonehadtogetdownoffthemountains.

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