The Venetian Pocket: A Novelette

Part of The Kaiser's Machines Timeline.
 
Lieutenant Károly Bako is an Austro-Hungarian soldier in the first company of the 18th Royal Hungarian infantry regiment. After their command takes a direct hit from an artillery attack, he is forced to command the first company. Pulled off the line for a special mission, Lieutenant Bako leads his company as the regiment spearheads a new offensive against the Italians near Mt. Grappa, hoping to break the stalemate with new machines that promise to turn the tide.