"Translated from the German 'Die wahrheit über Südtirol nach verbürgtem tatsachenstoff", a collection of documents drawn up, with a connecting commentary, by a committee of Tyrolese citizens."
"The present volume, while substantially a translation of documents generally accessible, has been freely re-arranged and modified in expression by the editor, who has also added, at various points, references to events that occurred since the text was written/" -- Pref.