'Le Rire Rouge'

 

a French Humor Magazine Goes to War

left : a commentary of the purchasing of sexual favors (by Roubilly)
right : soldier returning from leave comments on the silly preoccupations of civilians) (by Ricardo Flores)
 
* see also these illustrated magazine articles by the artist Ricardo Florès
Les Trains de Permissionaires
Impressions d’un Blessé

left : appreciation of Marshal Foch as supreme generalissimo of the Allied armies (by Leandre)
 
right : (poilu to spahi) - 'You must feel right at home here, with all the sun and open space'
(spahi) - 'Indeed so, and we can hunt jackhals here as well ...' (by Ricardo Flores)

 

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