'Don't be a soldier!' The radical anti-war movement in north London 1914-1918 - Ken Weller

James Keir Hardie addresses anti-war demonstration in Trafalgar Square, 1914

Ken Weller of Solidarity's excellent and detailed historical account of working class opposition to World War I in North London, which offers a snapshot of the anti-war movement nationally.

Digitised by libcom.org, December 2012.

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