11On November 4, 1918, the terrible war ended and the victory, as I have heard, had then succumbed to the Italian armies. In that year I attended the third grade, I understood very little of what was happening. Everyone talked about Victoria, but among me I said: "What will this victory be?"
The only thing I noticed, different from usual, was the continuous waving of flags. Then I heard the war was over and all the soldiers and prisoners would return to their homes. My father was also dismissed, but, as far as I understood, family worries had not ceased but even increased. My father had been sent home with a "clothing package" and a few lire of liquidation: what would have happened now? The object of every discussion was how to find adequate accommodation, that is, the means to eat and li
