He wishes to pay tribute to this man, "whose life has been since 1914 - since his commitment as a simple soldier in our ranks - the most incredible epic one could dream of." It was at the same time the most frightening metaphysical and aesthetic spirit. Camille Mauclair provides all the reasons for writing this article: he created military meteorology for Foch, he was "one of the founders of liberated Bohemia." "Son of a poor Protestant pastor.