Silent night : the remarkable Christmas truce of 1914
Weintraub, Stanley, 1929-2002
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On Christmas Eve, 1914, men on both sides left their trenches, laid down their arms & joined in a spontaneous celebration. For a brief time WWI stopped, the enemies met in no-man's land & buried their dead, exchanged gifts & played football together.
Main title:
Silent night : the remarkable Christmas truce of 1914 / Stanley Weintraub.
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Imprint:
London : Pocket, 2002.
Collation:
xviii, 238 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims., map, ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Simon & Schuster, 2001.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780684866222 (pbk)0684866226 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.4'144
Language:
English
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BRN:
306679