The Christmas Truce
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The True Story of the Christmas Truce
Truce of 19 14 remains a unique historical anomaly. It wasn't planned, and it wasn't consistent. The truces that took place along the western front were as varied as the men who took part in them. But for many soldiers stationed at the front, christmas 19 14 would prove to be the most extraordinary few days of their lives. How did it come to pass that these men, supposedly sworn enemies, chose to set down their wayss and meet as friends? And coming only months into a conflict that would rumble on for year, how did those short moments of shared humanity afect the sos train to fight? You to what does the truce really reveal about the first
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