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The Christmas Truce: Myth, Memory, and the First World War

The Christmas Truce: Myth, Memory, and the First World War - Paperback

by Terri Blom Crocker
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Availability:In StockContributor:Terri Blom Crocker, Peter Grant (Foreword by)Publish date:2017-06-23Pages:310
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813174020ISBN-10:813174023UPC:9780813174020Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, EuropeBook Topic:World War I, Great Britain, GermanySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCE31M0N6R

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 imag

Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813174020ISBN-10:813174023UPC:9780813174020Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, EuropeBook Topic:World War I, Great Britain, GermanySize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCE31M0N6R

Terri Blom Crocker has a PhD from the University of Kentucky, where she is an instructor. She is also a senior paralegal for investigations in the university's Office of Legal Counsel. She lives in Georgetown, Kentucky.


Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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Terri Blom Crocker, Peter Grant (Foreword by)

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Terri Blom Crocker

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