GAULLE captain Charles de Le Flambeau. In8 (22.7 x 14.2 cm), soft bound in a single booklet, caramel basane, author and title gilt on the upper cover, cover preserved (modern binding). "The military spirit is the flame that must not be extinguished! Offprint from the Revue militaire française (nos. 69 and 70, March and April 1927). The young Captain Charles de Gaulle, then in the service of Marshal Pétain, had a passion for history and literature and tried his hand at the dramatic genre. In three historical scenes set between the Revolutionary Wars and the Second Restoration, he focuses on the greatness and servitude of the soldier who passes on the torch of the military spirit to the young. A precious copy bearing this moving letter from General de Gaulle: "To my son Philippe, this modest work of history. 29/4/27. " Philippe de Gaulle (1921-2024), the first child of Yvonne and Charles de Gaulle, was just over two years old at the time. Slight angular crease at head.