First Edition, 1956, Editions du Seuil, dedication and signature of the author, 252 pages + 16 photographic pages. Book in good condition, rustic, keeps its covers.

Didier Daurat, World War I hero and pioneer of airmail between France and its African colonies. He inspired the character of Rivière in the novel "Vol de nuit" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. After the war, he joined Latécoère's airline company, (which later became the Compagnie Aéropostale générale – Aéropostale, then Air France), where he was a pilot and director of operations. Thus, the legend of the man with the iron will will begin, Didier Daurat, a leader admired by many, feared by all, hated by some.