PhotoThe caption that appeared 100 years ago in The New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial referred to a “picturesque scene” in the Dolomites, where Italian soldiers were defending the frontier against Austrian and German invasion. But the “White War” in the alpine heights of Italy was otherwise a dreadful episode. Storms, rock slides and natural avalanches — the ‘white death’ — killed plenty more. After heavy snowfalls in December of 1916, avalanches buried 10,000 Italian and Austrian troops over just two days.”The “White War” was little remembered until recent years, when frozen corpses began emerging in the mountains. Bare bones are wrapped in the tattered remains of uniforms, gruesome reminders of now-distant violence.”PhotoTimes Insider is offering glimpses of some of the most memorable wartime illustrations that appeared in The New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial, on the 100th anniversary of each issue:

Source: New York Times September 20, 2017 17:26 UTC