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9798218116255: Stille Nacht (Silent Night): The Story of the Christmas Truce
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ISBN 13 : 9798218116255
Editeur : Peace & Liberty Press, 2022

Synopsis

In the Winter of 1914, the fighting along the Western Front had reached an impasse in the first year of the First World War. Thousands of soldiers filled the trenches, which stretched for hundreds of miles. As the fighting intensified, calls for peace rang out around the world and at home. As the holiday approached, a Christmas Truce was called for by many, but the warring nations dismissed it, choosing to continue the fight.

But on Christmas Day in 1914, a curious thing happened. Soldiers began to lay down their weapons and met their enemy in No Man's Land. They did not meet in combat, but in peace and friendship. Together, they sang songs, exchanged gifts, and even played soccer while they celebrated Christmas together.

Commanded to be enemies, the soldiers on the Western Front found humanity on the battlefield. In defiance of orders, those on the battlefield did not see enemies, but brothers. The Christmas Truce never happened again, but the fields once called No Man's Land will forever hold a moment of peace in its soil.

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Éditeur
Peace & Liberty Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798218116255
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Mironiuc Andreea
Nombre de pages
43
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