Drawn by Léonnec for a 1915 issue of La Baïonnette, this illustration shifts attention away from the battlefield to a private moment inside a hospital ward. A nurse, still in uniform, pauses to adjust her stockings, her posture poised between fatigue and composure.
The caption frames the contrast directly: public heroism versus private vulnerability. Decorated service and daily strain sit side by side, rendered with gentle humor rather than mockery. By focusing on an unguarded gesture, La Baïonnette captures the human cost of wartime service without spectacle.
Metal spiral binding | Front illustration and dark grey back cover | Interior document pocket | 6x8 in.
Drawn by Léonnec for a 1915 issue of La Baïonnette, this illustration shifts attention away from the battlefield to a private moment inside a hospital ward. A nurse, still in uniform, pauses to adjust her stockings, her posture poised between fatigue and composure.
The caption frames the contrast directly: public heroism versus private vulnerability. Decorated service and daily strain sit side by side, rendered with gentle humor rather than mockery. By focusing on an unguarded gesture, La Baïonnette captures the human cost of wartime service without spectacle.
Metal spiral binding | Front illustration and dark grey back cover | Interior document pocket | 6x8 in.
