ASIN: B07BB59NY7
Publisher: Sharpe Books
Pages: 120
"What would happen I wonder if the armies suddenly and simultaneously went on strike and said some other method must be found of settling their dispute!" Winston Churchill, writing to his wife, December 1914Very few events in history were as completely spontaneous, or certainly as unexpected, as the Christmas Truce of 1914. Warring nations came together to honour tradition and celebrate their shared humanity, proclaiming an unofficial ceasefire as they swapped food, sung carols, and even played football matches against one another. It is one of those very rare moments during the bloody twentieth century which provide a glimmer of light. It is in some ways the great overlooked moment of the past century – moving, hopeful and filled with possibility. But how was it viewed at the time? And why did it never successfully happen again? What risks did the men in the trenches run, how did it ...
