sentences:  Many of his vividly written articles on warfare on the Eastern Front were published in the prestigious French newsweekly l'Illustration.He apparently respected the fighting qualities of the common Russian soldier and expressed his admiration numerous times in his articles.And although an academic by profession, he seemed to relish the adventure and excitement of war-time journalism and of warfare itself; he is said to have taken active part in combat along with his Russian hosts on many occasions.