1983 Georges Leygues: Le "Père" De La Marine By Jacques Raphaël-Leygues - Signed Presentation Copy To Ambassador Jean Broward Shevlin Gerard - Calling Card Included - Reagan Era - Written In French

Vintage Original 1983 Georges Leygues: Le "Père" De La Marine By Jacques Raphaël-Leygues - Signed Presentation Copy To Ambassador Jean Broward Shevlin Gerard - Calling Card Included - Reagan Era - Written In French

This Presentation Copy Of Georges Leygues: Le "Père" De La Marine Represents A Significant Intersection Of French Naval History And Cold War Era Diplomacy. Authored By Jacques Raphaël-Leygues, A Member Of The Académie De Marine And Former French Ambassador, This 1983 Biography Utilizes The Previously Secret 1914-1920 Notebooks Of Georges Leygues, Who Served As Minister Of Marine Eleven Times And Reconstructed The French Fleet. This Specific Volume Features A Handwritten Inscription To Jean Broward Shevlin Gerard, The United States Ambassador To UNESCO, Providing Unique Provenance Linking Two Distinguished Diplomatic Families. The Inscription Documents A Personal Connection To The Lafayette Escadrille Of World War I, Specifically Referencing A Veteran Lieutenant Residing In North Carolina. Accompanied By The Author’s Official Calling Card, This Association Copy Serves As A Primary Document Of Franco-American Relations And The Preservation Of Maritime Heritage Through French Third Republic Political Records.

English Inscribed Translation:
"For Madam Ambassador GERARD, Ambassador of the United States to UNESCO, with my apologies that a car breakdown prevented me from arriving in time for the charming meal at Max and Marie Brussel's. I arrived at 5:00 PM!

With my respectful regards — this book of friendship and gratitude to the United States — (the son-in-law of my grandfather Georges Leygues was, in [19]17 and [19]18, a young lieutenant from your country, in the Lafayette Escadrille — who is now in North Carolina, an old gentleman of 96 years...

With my regrets again for yesterday. Respectfully, Jacques Raphaël-Leygues"

In Very Good Vintage Condition –  Softcover, Minor Curling, Paper Toning Due To Age And History-Collectors Watermarked That Is Not On The Book. Measures Approx. 6-1/8" Wide by 9-1/2" Tall. Approx. 321 Pages Excluding Covers.

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