Christmas Truce
Christmas in uniform – 1914
Anniversaries take many forms, some celebrate joyous occasions whilst others commemorate rather more sombre times. The media are ever anxious to remind us of events…
CHRISTMAS TRUCE: THE FOOTBALL MATCH
Anyone thinking back to 1914’s ghastly trench warfare would be forgiven for dismissing out of hand the suggestion that opposing forces got out of their…
The Christmas Truce: A general overview
THE “Christmas truce” is a term used to describe a series of unofficial cessations of hostilities that occurred along the Western Front during Christmas 1914.…