1954. - Lot 14

1954. General Jean MARCHAND. Indochina at war. Volume in-folio illustrated with 16 hors-texte in intaglio, based on watercolors by Louis Rollet. Edition Pouzet et Cie, Les Presses modernes, Paris 1954. Bound in red publisher's boards. Size: 33x24 cm. With mailing "A Monsieur Albert Sarraut, Président de l'Assemblée de l'Union française, ancien Gouverneur de l'Indochine en bien respectueux hommage 16-4-1956". - With a photographic print showing Governor General CATROUX at his desk. Studio Central Photo, Hanoi. Dimensions: 23x29 cm (wear). General Marchand, who served in Indochina from 1931 to 1948, had published Le drame Indochinois (The Indochinese Drama) the previous year, developing his military point of view and calling for a joint strategy by the various political players in the Far East.