Issue of "Le Petit" - General Sir William Birdwood Commander...

Issue of "Le Petit" - General Sir William Birdwood Commander of the Anzac Forces - March 1917

Issue of the French Le Petit Journal dated March 4, 1917 - A large photo on the title page of Baron Birdwood Field Marshal in the British Army - Commander of the Australian and New Zealand forces - "ANZAC" during the Battle of Gallipoli, and commander of the Fifth Army during the war on the Western Front.

At the opening of the issue dedicated to Birdwood is written: "Sir WILLIAM BIRDWOOD Commander of the Australian and New Zealand Corps. Alongside the portraits of the great leaders of our army, it seems legitimate to us to give our readers also those of the leaders of our Allied armies fighting alongside us for the same goal of justice and liberty. Thus we offer them today with the portrait of Sir William Birdwood, the supreme commander of the Australian and New Zealand Corps".

This young and spirited general commanded these superb forces that excelled in Gallipoli, Egypt and finally on the British front. Like his soldiers, General Birdwood felt sympathy for France. One of our colleagues who lived among General Birdwood's soldiers said recently about the Australian soldier: "Here he is now at the front line, in the trenches. Two years of training prepared and hardened him. He will fight well, he will make an effort, and when returning in all his splendor to his distant shores, we can imagine he will take with him a friendly and lasting memory of his stay in France".

In the center pages of the issue a large map appears - A panoramic view of the war front in Lassigny (France). In the back of the issue are photographs from the war events.

[8] pages. Complete issue. 46 cm. Good - Very good condition.