mutinies
Articles about mutiny in the armed forces from combat avoidance and desertion to open rebellion.
2003: Israeli pilots refuse to fly assassination missions
A group of Israeli airforce pilots declared yesterday that they would refuse to fly missions which could endanger civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Cooper, Thomas Heller - Britain's Own War Criminal
The story of the British Free Corps, the British SS unit, and one of its key figures Thomas Heller Cooper.
GI opposition to the Vietnam War, 1965-1973 - Howard Zinn
Historian Howard Zinn on the opposition to the Vietnam War by American soldiers. For a fuller introduction we recommend our article 1961-1973: GI Resistance in the Vietnam War
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Armed forces rank and file demand union
Amidst equipment shortages and failures, the rash of court martials in Iraq, misgivings over new deployments of 4000 troops to Afghanistan in the spring, bullying, and the fall in recruitment and retention of soldiers, rank-and-file members of the Armed Forces have started calling for a union.
As well as the discontent within regular soldiers, part-timers in the Territorial Army, due to differences in contract, have often stayed in Iraq longer than their full-time counterparts due to shortages of personnel. Many have been on active duty for more than 6 months, and in some cases been sacked by their employers upon their return, with only £1000 fine the maximum penalty for employers.
Mutiny in Banja Luka, Bosnia - ICG
As our text on the war in Yugoslavia and the struggles taken up by the proletariat against the permanent degradation of their conditions of life went to press mutinies broke out in certain sectors of the Serbian army, confirming that even in the worst situation of counter-revolution our class continues to be the only viable alternative to the horrors of capitalism.
From Communism #9, September 1993
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Mutinies - Dave Lamb
Solidarity's excellent pamphlet on mutinies in the British armed forces towards the end of World War I.
MUTINIES
1968-1972: Harass the Brass: Some notes toward the subversion of the US armed forces
With updates in 2001, this article outlines the story of the widespread resistance and near-mutiny within the US Army, Navy and Air Force during the Vietnam War. This resistance was a major factor in the eventual withdrawal of US troops.
1963-1974: The Olive-Drab Rebels: Military Organising During The Vietnam Era by Matthew Rinaldi
This article is a detailed account of soldiers' and sailors' resistance to the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s.
It particularly concentrates on the organising efforts of left-wing groups both civilian and within the military.
For a more general overview of resistance, we recommend our article GI Resistance in the Vietnam War, 1961-1973.
Introduction
Quiet Fronts in the Spanish Civil War - Michael Seidman
QUIET FRONTS IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR.
Author/s: Michael Seidman
Issue: Summer, 1999
1967-1973: GI resistance in Vietnam - a personal account by Dave Blalock
Vietnam veteran Dave Blalock was one of the defendants whose Supreme Court legal challenge overturned Pres. Bush's law prohibiting the burning of the U.S. flag. The following piece details his experiences in Vietnam.
Ain't Marchin' Anymore:
GIs Revolt in Vietnam
by Dave Blalock
