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-football

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…
Christmas-Truce

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.…