The Truce - The Day the War Stopped (Paperback, UK ed.)

The Christmas Truce is regarded as a satisfying and hopeful event in a war that is often regarded as unnecessary, bitter, hopeless and futile. Many accounts give a warm, poignant view of the event, to the extent it has gained totemic significance in the minds of the general public. Inspired by the centenary, and in the light of documentary evidence unavailable when previous accounts have been published, Chris Baker examines the events leading up to the 1914 truce. Some of the most flawed and costly attacks made by the British during the war occurred during December 1914, including failed attacks at Messines, Ploegsteert and elsewhere on 18/19 December. The truce in part came about as a necessity to bury the large numbers of the dead from these attacks. What did regulations say about fraternisation? What was happening behind the lines? Why was there a truce in some places but not others? Including a complete list of the British dead and those British and German units that are known to have taken part in the truce, along with a guided tour of the fields today, The Truce: The Day the War Stopped reveals the untold story of one of the most well-known and romanticised events of the First World War.

General

Imprint:	Amberley Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2016
Authors:	Chris Baker
Dimensions:	198 x 124 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	208
Edition:	UK ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4456-5960-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
LSN:	1-4456-5960-3
Barcode:	9781445659602

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