The Soldier's Dreams

Valdidentro will host the presentation of the new book by Marco Rodigari, "The Soldier’s Dreams", a work that guides readers into the most authentic dimension of the Great War in Alta Valtellina.

Not a story of battles, but of everyday life. Of men living in extreme conditions, suspended between snow, silence and long waits. What did they eat up there? How did they keep warm? Where did they sleep? And above all, what did it mean to survive each day at such altitudes?

The book is the result of years of research through military diaries, private testimonies and archival documents. From these sources emerges a concrete and realistic picture: life at high altitude and in the rear lines, the challenges of transport and communications, and the ingenuity required to ensure supplies, firewood, shelter and connections.

Alongside the Italian soldiers, the stories of their adversaries and the Russian prisoners employed in these mountains also come to light, offering a broader and deeply human perspective on a period that profoundly shaped our territory.

An evening to learn, to understand, and to look at these places with new eyes — places that still silently tell the simple, and often unreachable, dreams of soldiers.