ALLO! SAINT-MAIXENT! A liaison organization for former students of the C.I.E.A. No. 1, April 15, 1918-No. 11, May 30/June 30, 1919. Saint-Maixent, Centre d'Instruction des Élèves Aspirants, Director: Lieutenant-Colonel Rousson. Texts by Capitaine Bernard, Pierre Descaves, Lieutenant-colonel Rousson, etc. Illustrations by Poterin du Motel. Complete collection. 11 numbers in 11 issues in slipcase. Handwritten notes by Vasseur (2 ff.). Rare and in perfect condition. Military magazine intended for the poilus: "Our magazine [...] Each month it will take its hour of watch at the most exposed listening posts, its hour of rest in the darkest and dampest "cagnas". And the brave poilu to whom, smiling, she will come to pass on the affectionate thanks of those in the rear who think of him and admire him, will be delighted by this visit. Perhaps he'll even forget for a minute the dreary, festering scenery in which he's been bogged down for the past four years, to escape to dreamlike horizons: victory won, nobly, step by step, without fail; family, found or founded; the joy of a peaceful, long life illuminated by the glorious memory of a youth sacrificed entirely to the country. [...] "