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Krieg Dem Kriege
''Krieg dem Kriege! Guerre à la Guerre! War against War! Oorlog aan den Oorlog!'' is a book by Ernst Friedrich, published for the first time in 1924. It examines the human cost of the First World War and shows the true face of war (injuries, mutilations, executions, suffering, misery and death)."When antiwar commemorative demonstrations took place all over Germany during the 1924 anniversary year, Friedrich published ''War Against War'' in Berlin with text and captions in four languages".Dora Apel,"Cultural Battlegrounds: Weimar Photographic Narratives of War". New German Critique No. 76, (Winter, 1999), (pp. 49-84) The original version written in four languages (German, French, English, Dutch) has since been translated into 50+ languages. Description The German pacifist Ernst Friedrich wished to enlighten people with this book by demonstrating the horrors of the First World War. The work becomes a "pacifist bible" that rallies the movement under the slogan "No more war." Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Friedrich
Ernst Friedrich (25 February 1894 – 2 May 1967) was a German anarcho-pacifist. Life Childhood and youth Ernst Friedrich was born in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) as the 13th child of a cleaning lady and a saddler. After finishing elementary school, he started an apprenticeship as a bookprinter in 1908. Soon after, he quit the apprenticeship and started studying acting. He earned money by working in a factory. He was one of the founders of the Breslau Association for Youth Workers. In 1911, he became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. From 1912 until 1914 he travelled in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. In 1914, he made his acting debut in his hometown and had a performance at the royal theater in Potsdam. World War I He was drafted in World War I and decided to become a conscientious objector A conscientious objector (often shortened to conchie) is an "individual who has claimed the right to refuse to perform military service" on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
