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Gabriele D'Annunzio 
La beffa di Buccari con aggiunti la Canzone del Quarnaro, Il catalogo dei trenta di Buccari, Il cartello manoscritto e due carte marine
Fratelli Treves, Milano, 1928
[VI]-70 pages; fac simile; 2 folded maps; 16,5 cm.

The Beffa di Buccari (“Buccari Prank” or “Buccari Exploit”) took place on the night of 10–11 February 1918 during the First World War, in the Bay of Buccari (Bakar) on the Adriatic coast of what was then Austria-Hungary, today Croatia. A small group of Italian naval officers—among them the poet and war hero Gabriele D’Annunzio—set out on a daring raid deep into enemy waters aboard three MAS (Motoscafi Armati Siluranti), small, fast torpedo boats built for stealth attacks. Their objective was to strike at the Austro-Hungarian fleet anchored in the bay and to demonstrate that the Italian navy, demoralized after the defeat at Caporetto in 1917, could still strike at the very heart of the enemy’s defenses.

Navigating through minefields and patrol zones under the cover of night, the flotilla reached Buccari undetected after nearly a hundred miles of open-sea navigation. Finding the harbor empty of major targets, they launched a few torpedoes that failed to cause significant damage. Before retreating, D’Annunzio and his comrades released three glass bottles, each bearing a message of mockery and defiance addressed to the Austrians, signed with their names and Italy’s tricolor ribbon. The raid lasted only a few hours, but it proved a remarkable feat of seamanship and daring in such heavily fortified waters.

Though the operation achieved no tangible military result, its symbolic and psychological impact was immense. News of the exploit electrified Italy, offering a moment of national pride and restoring faith in the courage and ingenuity of Italian forces. D’Annunzio, ever the master of retelling life into legend, turned the episode into an act of poetic defiance, celebrating it in his 1918 work La beffa di Buccari, a mixture of reportage, rhetoric, and patriotic exaltation. The “Buccari prank” entered Italian first world war history as a gesture of audacious heroism—half military, half theatrical—embodying the romantic and provocative spirit of D’Annunzio’s vision of war.

The first edition of La beffa di Buccari was published in 1918 by Fratelli Treves in Milan, only a few months after the event it recounts. The book combined prose and fragments of verse, as D’Annunzio alternated between a factual description of the mission and lyrical passages celebrating courage, irony, and patriotic faith. It was conceived not as a straightforward military report but as a symbolic work of exaltation, a literary monument to the Italian spirit during the darkest phase of the war. The volume included maps and reproductions of the messages thrown into the sea during the raid, giving it a documentary air even as the language remained intensely poetic.

In 1927–1928, a special “decennale” edition was issued to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the exploit. Once again Treves took care of the publication. This edition was somewhat more elaborate and elegant than the wartime original: printed on fine paper and decorated with gilt emblems and naval motifs, the book transformed a daring nocturnal adventure into a legend of disciplined heroism.


Softcover binding, coat of arms and motto in Latin on the front cover. Torn lower spine. Minimal shelfwear, no foxing. Bright pages and clear text. 2 maps and facsimile copy of the message/proclamation.

PS: I'll ship the book carefully packaged in bubble wrap, via An Post, the Irish Postal Service ("Registered Post, Tracking & Insurance included to protect your valuable items"). I will provide the tracking number once dispatched

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