The Barbarian Enemy. On the Soča Line, Austrian aviators shoot with machine guns over our column of wounded 1915

"The Barbarian Enemy" depicts a harrowing scene from the Italian front during World War I. Created in 1915 by Italian artist Achille Beltrame, the illustration portrays a group of Italian soldiers carrying a wounded comrade on a stretcher marked with a Red Cross. Above them, Austrian airplanes fly, firing machine guns. This powerful image conveys the brutality of the conflict and the vulnerability of those caught in the crossfire. The image was likely created to serve as propaganda, evoking sympathy for the Italian soldiers and inciting anger towards the enemy.