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Silent Night

The Remarkable Christmas Truce of 1914

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London
Kiadó: Pocket Books Inc.
Kiadás helye: London
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Kötés típusa: Ragasztott papírkötés
Oldalszám: 238 oldal
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Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 20 cm x 13 cm
ISBN: 0-684-86622-6
Megjegyzés: Fekete-fehér fotókkal, illusztrációkkal.
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The Christmas football match between England and German soldiers on the frontline in 1914 is the stuff of legend. But it was no myth, nor an isolated incident: the desire for peace and reconciliation spread along the Western Front and for a few
short days, men from both sides laid down their guns and emerged from their trenches, coming together to share food, gifts, games and carols.
In Silent Night, acclaimed historian Stanley Weintraub reveals the moving truth of this inspiring episode and tells the story of those men whose goodwill and humanity all too briefly prevailed over the madness of the Great War.
'Like the best and most honorable historians, he allows the story to tell itself And, in the end, what appears from the winter fog and misery is a Christmas story, a fine Christmas story that is, in truth, that most faded and tattered of dust-jacket adjectives, inspiring. It-really is.' Wall Street Journal
'An emotionally stirring, uplifting, yet ultimately sad story... Tovább

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The Christmas football match between England and German soldiers on the frontline in 1914 is the stuff of legend. But it was no myth, nor an isolated incident: the desire for peace and reconciliation spread along the Western Front and for a few
short days, men from both sides laid down their guns and emerged from their trenches, coming together to share food, gifts, games and carols.
In Silent Night, acclaimed historian Stanley Weintraub reveals the moving truth of this inspiring episode and tells the story of those men whose goodwill and humanity all too briefly prevailed over the madness of the Great War.
'Like the best and most honorable historians, he allows the story to tell itself And, in the end, what appears from the winter fog and misery is a Christmas story, a fine Christmas story that is, in truth, that most faded and tattered of dust-jacket adjectives, inspiring. It-really is.' Wall Street Journal
'An emotionally stirring, uplifting, yet ultimately sad story brilliantly told by a gifted writer.' Booklist
'All credit to Stanley Weintraub for reminding us of the common humanity submerged by violence.' Sunday Express
'An enthralling story scholarly and readable. It is a lovely book. The research is in great depth - marvellous.' Nigel Nlcolson, author of Portrait of a Marriage Vissza

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