#john j. pershing

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John J. Pershing "He danced the Argentine tango" Time Magazine, January, 26, 1925

[elisabeth515]

I heard that UK cinemas are banning young men in formal attire to watch Minions: Rise of Gru so I made this shitpost

[marq-de-laf]

What’s the meaning behind the words “Lafayette, we are here,” and why is it such a well-known phrase(I say that loosely)?

The quote is a famous one!

On July 4, 1917, American troops assembled at Lafayette’s grave as a show of gratitude and to further demonstrate their desire to come to France’s aid during WWI. Charles E. Stanton uttered the tear-jerking phrase, although many wrongly attribute it to General Pershing. In full, it was reported that he said:

America has joined forces with the Allied Powers, and what we have of blood and treasure are yours. Therefore it is that with loving pride we drape the colors in tribute of respect to this citizen of your great republic. And here and now, in the presence of the illustrious dead, we pledge our hearts and our honor in carrying this war to a successful issue. Lafayette, we are here.

The quote became a sort of rallying cry for U.S. troops stationed in Europe during the war.

[elisabeth515]

Burn book type of sketches

For some reasons, very likely because of Douglas Haig (actually found out about him when I went to Museum of Edinburgh the first time), I got into WWI so I just decided that I am drawing some dudes.

SO- May I present: Sir Douglas Haig and John J. “Black Jack” Pershing, commanders of British Expeditionary Forces and American Expeditionary Forces respectively.

They two were friends and they corresponded quite frequently after the war until Haig’s sudden death in 1928. I’ve been reading about WWI commanders lately, and there’s some stuff going on between the West Front Allied generals, so why not make it like a Burn Book?

Here is my dumb blondie Douglas 😔✨ (he’s Scottish and I luv him)

Ngl I only draw Pershing by virtue of being friends with Haig—I guess he will be the only American that I will ever draw except Hollywood stars.

Bonus: shitposting

[vizrecon]

[spectaculardistractions]

Back of these attempts was, first and foremost, the growth of the unions during the war. By 1920, union membership had reached what was then its historical peak: some 5,000,000, or 20 per cent, of the wage and salaried workers were organized. Since this growth had come about under government auspices in return, as it were, for labor’s contribution to wartime unity, political activity was all the more enticing. Wartime unity in America, as everywhere, placed a shackle on the unions; but with the war over, they tried to translate some of their increased economic strength into political power. This effort was strengthened by the dislocation of wages and the cost of living, in which labor got the short end. An ungrateful insult given to Gompers by General Pershing at a postwar dinner was symbolic: the forces of reaction were on the offensive and a hunt was under way. Every lost strike and every injunction was an invitation to independent political action by labor.

C. Wright Mills, The New Men of Power

[pogphotoarchives]

General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing in Mexico during the Villa/Pershing Expedition Creator: Underwood and Underwood Date: 1916 Negative Number 090511

[whytehousetv]

Trump Pushes ‘Huge Historical Lie’ After Attack | Morning Joe | MSNBC In condemning Thursday's terror attacks in Spain, President Trump repeated a lie about General John J. Pershing, which Trump first mentioned in 2016 in South Carolina.