#battle history

[gemsofgreece]

The Monument of the Nation’s Immortals (Μνημείο των Αθανάτων του Έθνους - Mnimío ton Athanáton tu Éthnus), a monument dedicated to the Greek soldiers who fell in battle, was recently inaugurated. It commemorates the names of all the soldiers who reportedly fell in a battle defending Greece from 1830 until 1974. The monument is in the military camp “Alexandros Papagos” and will be visitable on the weekends.

Source: ΓΕΕΘΑ (Hellenic National Defence General Staff)

[sopuu]

WHAT TIMELINE AM I ON

[stripefeathr]

epic rap battles of vishkar

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

Wheat Field with Cypresses – Vincent van Gogh (detail) // Roses – Vincent van Gogh (detail) // Farmhouse in Provence – Vincent van Gogh (detail) // Wheat Field with Cypresses – Vincent van Gogh (detail) // Farmhouse in Provence – Vincent van Gogh (detail) // Wheat Field with Cypresses – Vincent van Gogh (detail) // The Starry Night – Vincent van Gogh (detail) // Battle Cries – The Amazing Devil

[realpokemon]

in 2010 a trainer named Nick Nuzlocke entered the championship bracket. soon after his victory he was disqualified and arrested on roughly a dozen counts of pokémon abuse and criminal negligence

[d4ydream-girl]

comments from smosh cast + crew on shourtney's wedding post!!

ft. mythical, thomas sanders, and www.chess.com?? lol

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

An American G.I. leans out his tent to shake hands with a dog in Luxembourg’s frozen landscape during the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945.

[illustratus]

The Black Prince at the Battle of Crécy

by Julian Russell Story

[safety-pin-punk]

Punk 101: A History of Battle Jackets

Battle Jackets have a long and interesting history in general, not limited only to punk. Today we see them as a reflection of the wearer, they are a form of self expression and affiliation.

Battle jackets can trace their origins back to WWII American pilots who would decorate their flight suits and bomber jackets with their squadron's insignia patches. They were jackets that allowed pilots to easily recognize each other and instilled a sense of pride and community in their owners. This is also where the term 'battle jacket' comes from.

After the war was over, pilots returned home and many found joy in the speed and excitement of motorcycles. Biker clubs were formed, and thus, biker culture as well. Pilots often used their bomber jackets while riding because of the protection they offered, though the sleeves were usually removed due to how they restricted movement. Jackets got decorated with club/gang logos to represent their wearer's affiliation, much like the insignia patches. As biker clubs grew, members without a pilot history often used leather or denim jackets to showcase their affiliations. There is a LOT more to biker jacket history, but this is what's really relevant to punk jackets.

In the 60s, two different cultures evolved in the UK. The first is The Mods, known for listening to modern jazz and riding scooters (supposedly their name comes from the modern jazz thing. I would not have been surprised if it was from 'modification' considering the seeming obsession to keep adding mirrors and lights to their scooters). The other group was The Rockers who were known for listening to 50s rock and riding motorcycles. While the groups strongly disliked each other, they both decorated their jackets in ways that influenced punk's jacket scene. The Mods often added pictures, paintings, and patches to theirs, while The Rockers were more likely to be seen sporting spikes and studs. (Not to say that those things were strictly limited to each side - just what was more common)

The following decade (the 70s), the two branches came together as various music subgenres collided and formed. Punk was among the genres formed, and the culture surrounding it was one of the first non-gang or club related groups to decorate their jackets. Taking influence from both The Mods and The Rockers, the characteristic punk look was formed, and intended to be a Fuck You to societal norms. In the earliest days, punk jackets were mostly covered in band patches, much like modern heavy metal jackets. As punk evolved into what we know it as today, with notes of anti-establishment and anarchy, it became more common to see political patches right along side the band ones.

Today's jackets are a personal statement. the bands you like, your interests, political statements. They are a symbol of individuality and rebellion against society. They are a physical representation of YOU and your history with punk culture. This is why it is so important within punk culture to make your own jacket or have someone help who can customize it to you. You are not a generic human off the rack, you have lived a life, had your own battles, have your own personality, and have your own history. A premade, mass produced jacket won't showcase any of that or really truly represent the individuality of 'you'.

[shu-of-the-wind]

okay because i am DEATHLY curious about this, please select from the options below. reblog with your country of origin as well please.

ETA BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GETTING SNARKY: i am asking it this specific way with these specific poll options (american vs non-american) because it's my understanding and experience that most US state public schools actively suppress any teaching of labor history in any concrete way to the point of editing textbooks. i'm not trying to be an american exclusionist here or say that there weren't non-american labor movements. i'm saying that as a historian with degrees i have noticed that there is a very different attitude towards teaching labor history in the united states than there is in other countries. for fuck's sake.

[mapsontheweb]

Map of every battle in last 4500 years and mentioned in Wikipedia (10,624 battles).

[dani-dabbles]

He’s tougher than he looks.

[peemanne]

EPIC RAP BATTLES OF TOJO HISTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GORO MAJIMA!!!!!!!!!!!

VERSUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAKUZA 3 KIRYU WHO GOT INTO A STREET FIGHT BUT FORGOT TO HIT PAUSE AND NOW THEIR CONTROLLER IS POSITIONED IN A WAY THAT THERE IS CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT TRIGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"From the disco, to the streets! Goro Majima can't be beat! I-"

"Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi. Sasatto koi."

"UUOOOAAAAUUGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

WHO WON? WHO'S NEXT! YOU DECIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEPIIICCCCCCC RAP BATTLES OF TOJO HISTORYYYYYYYYYYY

[somerandomdudelmao]

Hey. Hey, Hamato Karai. YesHelloGramGram. I have a question. Why? Why lips? How to lips? I don't know how to lips. Let's maybe no? Let's maybe don't? How about that? Can we just nah? Nope?

[ltwilliammowett]

Battle of the Chesapeake, 5th September 1781 by Patrick O'Brien (1960-)