This specially produced bookplate on sepia recycled card features an original pencil drawing with white highlights by Steve Teasdale. The drawing features a brave French resistance fighter and would fit into any book related to WW2 Europe, in particular books featuring the SAS in France during 1944. Underneath the drawing is the professionally mounted signature of resistance fighter Lucien Duval. Part of the resistance movement he was arrested by the Gestapo in March 1944. After many days of interrogation and torture he attempted to escape from the Gestapo and was badly wounded in the chest and arms and lost an eye through machine gun fire. He did however escape a month later from the hospital that was treating his wounds. He returned to combat once fit again and survived the war. This is a highly collectable and unique item.