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London Lookout
A British soldier on the lookout in London during the Blitz (WW2).
Canadian machine gunners positioning themselves in shell holes during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 1917 (WW1).
Austro-Hungarian trenches on the Eastern Front 1915, WW1
German Stormtrooper WWI
80 years ago on June 6, 1944, D-day began.
Wounded soldiers of the U.S. 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division on a smoke break after capturing Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Drawn in 2021.
Austro-Hungarian infantryman with gasmask, breastplate, and melee weapon. Based on an illustration in the book Illustrierte Weltkriegschronik der Leipziger Illustrirten Zeitung 1915/1916 by Paul Schreckenbach, on page 537. You can find it here on the Internet Archive.
Violence, Power and the Chairman
Zedong, Mao “The War History of the Koumintang” in Selected Works of Mao Tse-Tung. 2011 Praetorian Press LLC.
Zedong takes the examples of Sun Yat-Sen as well as Chiang Kai-Shek. In China, he argues, political power is achieved through possessing an army. Failed political parties have not had armies and so have been unable to achieve their goals. This is the state of affairs in China of Mao’s era, he argues, because there have been multiple violent elements led by bourgeois elites struggling to maintain personal power. For the Maoist communist, non-violence is not an option, since the goals of the communist being morally imperative- namely the driving out of Japanese imperialism and the communist revolution as per Marx- the communist must accumulate power to achieve the goals of the proletariat-party. What Zedong posits is that violence is the core of power in China. Mao sees the advancement of technology as the means to the communist revolution, and the gun as the expression of technological development that will make this possible in China. While Zedong states that war is not wanted or desirable, it is pursued as a moral imperative for the Chinese communist. The process of violence and warfare is a function of the disparate warlords of China struggling for power. The people must rise up with one voice in order to wage the war in China that will both bring an end to the cycle of bourgeois warfare and usher in the communist revolution that Marx prescribed.
Game 5: War In Whisteria (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/story/152148241-game-5-war-in-whisteria?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_myworks&wp_uname=Maxcarly&wp_originator=7Yrk%2FohKD%2BA8MXESMK9ihGgSzC52%2F2CBIUhU%2FGTGUlupZThkXZrrTp%2B6upSnpaP1TOJMX761PNGvOQ9fZLeYnuTBh3SsokKJq9x5vMz7MpWEL5V1G%2Fw7%2Fg09MJUJqk9D When Jason discovers a strange game in the arcade, his world will change forever. Jason enters a completely new world, much different from his own. He soon finds out that he's entered a war zone unlike any other. Will he ever adjust? New friends, new life, new adventure. Watch as Jason, Andre', Chamoile, Trevor, Daui Mani, Lucile, Raj, Drake, Jamoile, Shamoile, Ramoile and boy is that a lot of -moiles! save the world together.
Wrath
I have shed the most blood,
None of it my own.
I have killed the most men.
The skulls and skins of them,
Make up my throne.
Their loved ones ask,
For me to show mercy.
I was never shown it.
Nor have I ever known it.
So I remain silent.
Last words and pleas,
In my rage,
I kill them too.
Houses are lit aflame.
Generations screaming in pain.
Somehow I have stayed sane.
The skulls and skins and blood shed thickens,
Through and though.
My regrets,
I barely have a few.
They age and then they die.
They go to war,
Again and again.
It’s the same damn thing every time.
No one really wins.
It’s only me,
Who survives.
I used to think that I didn’t win either,
That was before I became their leader.
Their hands were as stained as my own.
Their eyes had seen things,
Bore things,
That only the sickest of beings like me would know.
They were akin to me,
A warrior.
A survivor.
But there was one vital difference,
You see.
This warrior could die.
I had never felt remorse,
Until the death of them.
I had never been so angry,
Until my warrior was stolen by the passage of time.
Perhaps this was the punishment inflicted for all of my horrible crimes.
Why are humans so fragile?
Why do they always die?
I wanted answers.
I’ve always gotten what I wanted.
Because I always take it,
Blinded by my anger.
I wanted my warrior.
I marched down,
Deeper and deeper into the ground.
Into the very depths of hell.
I grasped Death by the neck,
Without a single word,
A bony finger pointed to my darling’s cell.
My warrior.
My survivor.
The only one that ever mattered.
I sure hope,
My soon-to-be spouse,
Won’t mind my temper.
- (d.n.k)
Pride Greed Envy Wrath Lust Gluttony Sloth
Seven Dreams One Kingdom - 39-Jon (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1406937013-seven-dreams-one-kingdom-39-jon?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=mandzipop Her breath laboured. With her death, House Stark would disappear, none of her living siblings could bear children, the others dead. The only Stark left was in exile, nobody had heard from him for five years. Her throat constricted as the darkness enveloped her. "Wake up...." She was a stupid girl, who kept having the same seven stupid dreams, of escaping the monster who was Ramsey Bolton. Dreams of jumping off the battlements with Theon, finding Jon, fighting for their home and Westeros, first against the whitewalkers and then the Dragon Queen, all before she died alone. She thought they were dreams, until Ramsey told her Jon had become the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Were her dreams a version of the future? Was it set in stone? Could she change it? All Sansa had to do, was take Theon's hand and jump....
DAGGERS TO THE HEART 2 - CLASH OF THE KINGS - Sansa III (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1418659018-daggers-to-the-heart-2-clash-of-the-kings-sansa?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=mandzipop The army of the dead have arrived at Winterfell. The Three-Eyed-Raven gives the Stark sisters and Jon a special dragonglass dagger. To stop them joining the Night King's army, they must use the dagger if they are about to die. What he didn't tell them, was that it would take them all back to their youngers selves. Can they change the inevitable? A war is brewing in the south. It is time to face the golden king, instead of the Night King. To complicate matters, familiar foes return to haunt them. Warning, the background is show canon. This is a Jonsa story. To appreciate this story to its fullest, you need to read part one. This is part 2 of a series, written in the order of the books (hence the naming part). It will run for between 3-5 parts. Daggers to the Heart Part 1, A Game of Thrones Daggers to the Heart Part 2, Clash of Kings
Seven Dreams One Kingdom - 41-Sansa (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1406937061-seven-dreams-one-kingdom-41-sansa?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=mandzipop Her breath laboured. With her death, House Stark would disappear, none of her living siblings could bear children, the others dead. The only Stark left was in exile, nobody had heard from him for five years. Her throat constricted as the darkness enveloped her. "Wake up...." She was a stupid girl, who kept having the same seven stupid dreams, of escaping the monster who was Ramsey Bolton. Dreams of jumping off the battlements with Theon, finding Jon, fighting for their home and Westeros, first against the whitewalkers and then the Dragon Queen, all before she died alone. She thought they were dreams, until Ramsey told her Jon had become the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Were her dreams a version of the future? Was it set in stone? Could she change it? All Sansa had to do, was take Theon's hand and jump....
DAGGERS TO THE HEART 2 - CLASH OF THE KINGS - Arya II (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1421075122-daggers-to-the-heart-2-clash-of-the-kings-arya-ii?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=mandzipop The army of the dead have arrived at Winterfell. The Three-Eyed-Raven gives the Stark sisters and Jon a special dragonglass dagger. To stop them joining the Night King's army, they must use the dagger if they are about to die. What he didn't tell them, was that it would take them all back to their youngers selves. Can they change the inevitable? A war is brewing in the south. It is time to face the golden king, instead of the Night King. To complicate matters, familiar foes return to haunt them. Warning, the background is show canon. This is a Jonsa story. To appreciate this story to its fullest, you need to read part one. This is part 2 of a series, written in the order of the books (hence the naming part). It will run for between 3-5 parts. Daggers to the Heart Part 1, A Game of Thrones Daggers to the Heart Part 2, Clash of Kings
Seven Dreams One Kingdom - 43-Arya/Dillyn (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1406937101-seven-dreams-one-kingdom-43-arya-dillyn?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=mandzipop Her breath laboured. With her death, House Stark would disappear, none of her living siblings could bear children, the others dead. The only Stark left was in exile, nobody had heard from him for five years. Her throat constricted as the darkness enveloped her. "Wake up...." She was a stupid girl, who kept having the same seven stupid dreams, of escaping the monster who was Ramsey Bolton. Dreams of jumping off the battlements with Theon, finding Jon, fighting for their home and Westeros, first against the whitewalkers and then the Dragon Queen, all before she died alone. She thought they were dreams, until Ramsey told her Jon had become the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Were her dreams a version of the future? Was it set in stone? Could she change it? All Sansa had to do, was take Theon's hand and jump....
Seven Dreams One Kingdom - 44-Tyrion (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1406937120-seven-dreams-one-kingdom-44-tyrion?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=mandzipop Her breath laboured. With her death, House Stark would disappear, none of her living siblings could bear children, the others dead. The only Stark left was in exile, nobody had heard from him for five years. Her throat constricted as the darkness enveloped her. "Wake up...." She was a stupid girl, who kept having the same seven stupid dreams, of escaping the monster who was Ramsey Bolton. Dreams of jumping off the battlements with Theon, finding Jon, fighting for their home and Westeros, first against the whitewalkers and then the Dragon Queen, all before she died alone. She thought they were dreams, until Ramsey told her Jon had become the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Were her dreams a version of the future? Was it set in stone? Could she change it? All Sansa had to do, was take Theon's hand and jump....
Seven Dreams One Kingdom - 45-Sansa (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1406937142-seven-dreams-one-kingdom-45-sansa?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=mandzipop Her breath laboured. With her death, House Stark would disappear, none of her living siblings could bear children, the others dead. The only Stark left was in exile, nobody had heard from him for five years. Her throat constricted as the darkness enveloped her. "Wake up...." She was a stupid girl, who kept having the same seven stupid dreams, of escaping the monster who was Ramsey Bolton. Dreams of jumping off the battlements with Theon, finding Jon, fighting for their home and Westeros, first against the whitewalkers and then the Dragon Queen, all before she died alone. She thought they were dreams, until Ramsey told her Jon had become the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Were her dreams a version of the future? Was it set in stone? Could she change it? All Sansa had to do, was take Theon's hand and jump....
Seven Dreams One Kingdom - 46-Arya (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1406937157-seven-dreams-one-kingdom-46-arya?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=mandzipop Her breath laboured. With her death, House Stark would disappear, none of her living siblings could bear children, the others dead. The only Stark left was in exile, nobody had heard from him for five years. Her throat constricted as the darkness enveloped her. "Wake up...." She was a stupid girl, who kept having the same seven stupid dreams, of escaping the monster who was Ramsey Bolton. Dreams of jumping off the battlements with Theon, finding Jon, fighting for their home and Westeros, first against the whitewalkers and then the Dragon Queen, all before she died alone. She thought they were dreams, until Ramsey told her Jon had become the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Were her dreams a version of the future? Was it set in stone? Could she change it? All Sansa had to do, was take Theon's hand and jump....
Seven Dreams One Kingdom - 47-Jon (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1406937170-seven-dreams-one-kingdom-47-jon?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=mandzipop Her breath laboured. With her death, House Stark would disappear, none of her living siblings could bear children, the others dead. The only Stark left was in exile, nobody had heard from him for five years. Her throat constricted as the darkness enveloped her. "Wake up...." She was a stupid girl, who kept having the same seven stupid dreams, of escaping the monster who was Ramsey Bolton. Dreams of jumping off the battlements with Theon, finding Jon, fighting for their home and Westeros, first against the whitewalkers and then the Dragon Queen, all before she died alone. She thought they were dreams, until Ramsey told her Jon had become the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Were her dreams a version of the future? Was it set in stone? Could she change it? All Sansa had to do, was take Theon's hand and jump....
Seven Dreams One Kingdom - 48-Tyrion (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1406937190-seven-dreams-one-kingdom-48-tyrion?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=mandzipop Her breath laboured. With her death, House Stark would disappear, none of her living siblings could bear children, the others dead. The only Stark left was in exile, nobody had heard from him for five years. Her throat constricted as the darkness enveloped her. "Wake up...." She was a stupid girl, who kept having the same seven stupid dreams, of escaping the monster who was Ramsey Bolton. Dreams of jumping off the battlements with Theon, finding Jon, fighting for their home and Westeros, first against the whitewalkers and then the Dragon Queen, all before she died alone. She thought they were dreams, until Ramsey told her Jon had become the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Were her dreams a version of the future? Was it set in stone? Could she change it? All Sansa had to do, was take Theon's hand and jump....