Christmas Truce: The Western Front December 1914 (Pan Grand Strategy Series) - Softcover

Brown, Malcolm; Seaton, Shirley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330390651 ISBN 13: 9780330390651

Publisher: Pan Books, 2001

Synopsis

`Just you think,' wrote one soldier to his family, `that while you were eating your turkey I was out talking with the very men I had been trying to kill a few hours before!'

At Christmas 1914 in a war famous for its horror and brutality, enemy shook hands with enemy in No Man's Land, exchanged souvenirs, even played football. Nor was this just a brief interlude in one place. The truce between the trenches extended over at least two-thirds of the British line and there were similar cease-fires in the French and Belgian sectors. In some areas the peaceable mood lingered well into 1915.

Malcolm Brown and Shirley Seaton have combed war diaries, talked to participants and consulted a wide range of contemporary letters, diaries and newspapers to produce this unique account.

About this title

Review:

`The authors of this excellent book have captured a moment of humanity in a time of carnage. They splendidly evoke what must be the most extraordinary celebration of Christmas since those notable goings-on in Bethlehem.'

Piers Brendon

`An excellent account, placing the truce in its proper context and collecting eyewitness impressions skilfully from both sides.' John Terraine

`Christmas Truce spells out the true story for the first time and it's fascinating.' Godfrey Smith

Book Description:

A unique account of the Christmas Truce of 1914

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0330390651
• ISBN 13: 9780330390651
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288