claim: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe published Walden.
evidence: Jules Gaucher -LRB- 13 September 1905 - 13 March 1954 -RRB- was a French Army officer noted for his command of Foreign Legion troops in Indochina .. French Army. French Army. Foreign Legion. French Foreign Legion. Indochina. French Indochina. Described as a `` burly , hard-drinking veteran of years of jungle fighting , with a nose like an axe-blade and a mouth like its cut '' , Gaucher was a popular commander among the Legion , known as ` the Old Man ' to his troops .. He was killed at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 .. Dien Bien Phu. Dien Bien Phu. Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Battle of Dien Bien Phu