Today In Labor History March 26, 1918: American anarchist Philip Grosser wrote about being tortured in the prison on Alcatraz Island, while serving time there for refusing to serve in World War I. By 1920, he was the only draft resistor still serving time at Alcatraz. Alexander Berkman referred to him as "one of [my] finest comrades."

#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #philipgrosser #alexanderberkman #alcatraz #prison #torture #WarResistance #wwi #antiwar #writer #author #books #biography @bookstadon

The Battle of Vimy Ridge: A Defining Moment for Canada 🇨🇦

On April 9, 1917, Canadians took Vimy Ridge, marking a turning point in WWI and Canadian history. This victory is often seen as a pivotal moment in the development of Canadian national identity. The battle claimed over 3,500 lives but solidified Canada's reputation as a formidable fighting force and contributed to its growing autonomy on the global stage. 🇨🇦⚔️ #Vimy #WWI #Canada 🎗️

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge

#Canada #History #WWI

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2026/03/canadian-soldier-of-the-first-world-war-identified.html

"The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have identified human remains recovered in Loos-en-Gohelle, France, as those of Private Albert Henry Detmold...Private Detmold was killed in action on August 15, 1917, at the age of 33, on the first day of the Battle of Hill 70."

Brothers In Arms
I wonder if they had 9 copies of this created
I've never seen a crayon portrait with so many faces
It seems like it should be in a museum
One of my all time favs

Should be easy for me to clean up and fix the corners

#Antiques #CrayonPortrait #Photography #WWI #Army #WW1

Collecter, classer et documenter la guerre. Les bibliothèques face à la Première Guerre mondiale

Appel à communication

#bibliothèque #patrimoine #guerre #library #heritage #WWI

https://www.enssib.fr/actualites/appel-communication-pour-la-journee-detude-collecter-classer-et-documenter-la-guerre

When I watch movies of #WWI #WWII, #Korea, #Vietnam, I just can't help to think how far #Americans have gone to ignore the depravity of war, and the horrors that this country sends our own to suffer through, not to mention the turmoil our forces inflict on others, for no war is honorable, never is killing in the name of defense honorable, we should should not be in any war now or in the future, we must make the horrors of war history alone, and burry the fear and ignorance that leads men to savagely attack one another, I sit here now to tell you, there is no honor in destroying your self to destroy someone else, honor comes from compassion, understanding, and finding the common ground that unites us all;

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