ABSTRACT
An analysis of the events which followed the Isonzo breakthrough in October 1 9 1 7 cannot fail to address the impact that the French and British military intervention had on the eventual stabilisation of the Italian front. The circumstances of this intervention can only be understood by examining a series of meetings which took place between Cadorna and the British and French chiefs of staff in the months immediately preceding the Austro-German offensive. In January 1 9 1 7, the Rome Conference, attended by the British and French prime ministers, their war ministers, and the Entente's chiefs of staff took place . Here, a detailed study of the mechanics of an emergency intervention by French and British troops was undertaken.
