Original sentence: However, the Italian "March of the Iron Will" turned out to be little more than a logistics exercise, even if with the danger of being attacked by the German powerful antitank guns that Hitler had given to the Ethiopians as an extreme defense.Manfred Funke.Sanktionen und Kanonen (Dusseldorf, 1970)
Edited sentence: "Far more of a sports event than a page in military history.However, the Italian "March of the Iron Will" turned out to be little more than a logistics exercise.In the words of an anonymous journalist at the time: