By Lucien Machin, published by Colbert 1944, a seminal book - Lot 805

By Lucien Machin, published by Colbert 1944, a seminal book among portraits of the general: CHARLES DE GAULLE, GENERAL DE FRANCE. "publisher's note - the speed with which this book was composed, the conditions under which it was printed, by makeshift means, without gas or electricity, led to a number of typographical errors for which we apologize; work prepared and written under the occupation. Composed and printed thanks to the clandestine organization of the Brodard and Taupin workshops, completed on August 25, 1944. author's preface: "this book was planned before 1939... a synthetic study of the unity of thought, the rigor of method and the exceptional intellectual probity of the man we already considered the most representative of our generation.... " photos, fac simili of letter, in 10 chapters the story of the young officer whose heroic conduct during the 1st G.M., his relations with Pétain, the struggle, the leader, his militancy for the armored army. note: the book and the previous one had the same owner, a soldier in the 5e D.B.. 2 cards are attached, which were pinned up in the combatant's canteen. These are "pure" cards, with their thumbtack holes and insect marks: one bearing the effigy of "le général de Gaulle"; the other "le général Leclerc". Touching documents.