In 1924, pacifist/socialist Ernst Friedrich released an anti-war treatise entitled War Against War! which was chock full of brutally graphic World War I injury and death photographs which chillingly illustrated the horrors of warfare. Even after all these years, the photos – especially of the poor soldiers who survived gasp-inducing wounds – are quite shocking.
You can read an excerpt at Thenausea.com:
WAR Against WAR!
And view more photos at GreatWarDifferent.Com:
Anti-War Books
Holy crap. This is a frightening and sobering sight.
Um, how can they release WWII photos in 1924?