University Press Of Kentucky The christmas truce: myth, memory, and the first world war, paperback/terri blom crocker

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In late December 1914, German and British soldiers on the western front initiated a series of impromptu, unofficial ceasefires.

Enlisted men across No Man's Land abandoned their trenches and crossed enemy lines to sing carols, share food and cigarettes, and even play a little soccer.

Collectively known as the Christmas Truce, these fleeting moments of peace occupy a mythical place in remembrances of World War I.

Yet new accounts suggest that the heartwarming tale ingrained in the popular i.