sentences:  Cadorna, who had tried to attribute the causes of the disasters to low morale and cowardice among the troops, was relieved of duty.On 8 November 1917 he was replaced by Armando Diaz.The Central Powers ended the year 1917 with a general offensive on the Piave, the Altopiano di Asiago, and the Monte Grappa, which failed and the Italian front reverted to attritional trench warfare.