“In the early months of World War I, on Christmas Eve, men on both sides laid down their arms and joined in a spontaneous celebration. Despite orders to continue shooting, the unofficial truce spread across the front line. … Throughout his narrative, Stanley Weintraub uses the recollections of the men who were there, as well as their letters and diaries, to illuminate the fragile truce and bring to life this extraordinary moment in time.” (From the back cover of Silent Night by Stanley Weintraub)
There's a website "Christmas Truce 1914 - Operation Plum Puddings," which is an outcome from the research conducted by Alan Cleaver and Lesley Park for the booklet Plum Puddings for All.
Check out the Christmas Truce Overview and read some of the letters from soldiers who were there.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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