Anarchy in the navy - Peter E Newell
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 30 2015 09:28
Article responding to the frequent historical criticism of anarchism that a ship could not be run without hierarchy, using the example of sailor-run ships during the Spanish Civil War.
The Christmas truce, 1914 - Steven Johns
Submitted by Steven. on Dec 22 2014 19:40
A short history of the widespread but unofficial truce between British and German troops on the Western front over Christmas, 1914 during World War I.
The SS Columbia Eagle mutiny, 1970 - Steven Johns
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 5 2014 17:30
A short history of the most spectacular American naval mutiny during the Vietnam war, where two sailors hijacked a ship full of napalm and sailed it to Cambodia.
How did the first world war actually end? - Paul Mason
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 5 2014 10:22
Journalist Paul Mason poses the question of how World War I actually ended, as this question is being roundly ignored amidst the often revisionist and pro-war centenary commemorations.
The Presidio mutiny, 1968 - Randy Rowland
Submitted by Steven. on Jul 21 2014 12:53
A personal account by a participant of the Presidio mutiny, a sitdown protest of soldiers in military prison against the killing of an inmate during the Vietnam war. 27 mutineers then faced the death penalty, which triggered national outrage.
Ain't marchin' anymore: GIs revolt in Vietnam - Dave Blalock
Submitted by Steven. on Jul 21 2014 12:37
A short account from Vietnam veteran, Dave Blalock, about his experiences enlisting in the military and getting involved in the anti-war GI movement which helped end the war.
A German deserter's war experiences
Submitted by Steven. on Jun 10 2014 17:57
Book written by an anonymous German soldier who deserted during World War I about his experiences, first published in 1917.
GI resistance to the Vietnam War photo gallery
Submitted by vicent on Feb 15 2014 06:26
From the archives at Sir ! No Sir!, photos of various episodes of rank-and-file soldiers' resistance to the Vietnam War
Why Blackadder Goes Forth could have been a lot funnier
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 10 2013 16:52
A fascinating look at Tommy Atkins' hidden tactics to avoid combat on the western front in World War I, or why ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’ could have been a lot funnier (and more subversive)…
Under the banner of King Death - Marcus Rediker
Essay on the last years of the golden age of piracy. This was the basis for Rediker's full length Villains of all Nations.
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