Siegfried Sassoon’s statement of willful defianceJuly 17(?), 1917I am making this statement as an act of wilful defiance of military authority because I believe that the war is being deliberately prolonged by those who have the power to end it. I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers. I believe… Read More
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In Flanders Fields by John McCrae*originally published in Punch MagazineIn Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead; short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,… Read More