Unrest in Britain in 1919
Submitted by Battlescarred on Dec 10 2020 14:15
A short account of unrest in Britain during the year 1919
Invergordon Mutineer - Len Wincott
Len Wincott's autobiography of life in the Royal Navy and his participation in the mutiny at Invergordon in 1931. As well as his commentary on the other official accounts of that event.
Carta aberta dos soldados
Declaração de alguns soldados gregos anônimos afirmando que eles se recusarão a reprimir manifestações de trabalhadores e estudantes.
The Real Cause of the Beginning and End of WWI
Submitted by Internationalis... on Nov 11 2019 14:12
Explanations of the cause of WW1 and its ending are always carefully avoided every year as regularly as the commemoration itself.
The war that never ended: public history for the present
Submitted by Jared on Jun 17 2019 22:11
A critical look at New Zealand's official First World War centennial programme and its lack of engagement with the war's root causes, namely capitalism and white supremacy.
WCH Crime: The Columbia Eagle mutiny
Working Class History are delighted to be launching the first season of our new occasional podcast, WCH Crime, where true crime meets the struggle for a better world. Our first series is about the Columbia Eagle mutiny in 1970, perhaps the most spectacular act of resistance to the Vietnam war, when two sailors hijacked their ship transporting thousands of tonnes of napalm for US forces, and sailed it to Cambodia. But they never could have predicted what would happen next...
The French Army Mutinies of 1917
Submitted by Reddebrek on Feb 10 2019 19:42
In the Spring of 1917, many French army units mutinied after enduring years of slaughter and appalling conditions during World War One. Much of the French army on the Western Front was affected. Hear first-hand accounts of the mutiny from the BBC archive.
1964: British troops help Julius Nyerere suppress a mutiny
In 1964 a wave of mutinies swept Tanganyika, Kenya, and Uganda. Julius Nyerere requested military assistance from the United Kingdom to put down the mutiny, as well as a later attempted general strike during which hundreds of workers were arrested.
E11: The GI resistance in Vietnam, part 2
Concluding part of our two-part episode on the GI resistance to the Vietnam war, in conversation with Jerry Lembcke, a Vietnam army veteran, now sociologist and author.
E10: The GI resistance in Vietnam, part 1
During the later years of the Vietnam war, a little-known but powerful rebellion developed within the ranks of the US forces. In this two-part episode, we talk about the GI resistance to the war with Jerry Lembcke, a Vietnam army veteran, now sociologist and author, and Bart, a navy veteran about their experiences.
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