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Silent Night : The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
Silent Night The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce
Author: Stanley Weintraub
It was one of history's most powerful -- yet forgotten -- Christmas stories. It took place in the improbable setting of the mud, cold rain and senseless killing of the trenches of World War I. It happened in spite of orders to the contrary by superiors; it happened in spite of language barriers. And it still stands as the only time in history th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780684872810
ISBN-10: 0684872811
Publication Date: 11/11/2001
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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The bad:
Sometimes I just could not tell where the storyline twined the plays with the letters with the author's narration.
The good:
Excellent book, lots of personal, primary sources, that tells the story of the WW I Christmas Truce and savors it like a fine wine. Not a long book, altho the chapters bogged down a bit, but there were plenty of perspectives to veer between and plenty of unanswered questions to speculate about. Very good book.
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This was a very good book. You never hear much about the WW1 soldiers, but believe me I think they had it even worse than the WW2 soldiers did.
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An academic look at a WWI miracle.


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