History Book Review Silent Night The Story Of The World War I

History Book Review Silent Night The Story Of The World War I Published: december 20, 2018 5:57am est. few christmas carols evoke the season of peace and goodwill as readily as silent night. two popular stories contribute to its appeal: one concerning the. The christmas truce that occurred during world war i in 1914 is one of the most memorable and amazing events in the history of war. stanley weintraub’s silent night depicts this event in detail from his own knowledge, diaries, journal entries and other records from actual soldiers in the war.

Silent Night The Story Of The World War I Christmas Truce Book B However, i do not intend for all my book reviews to be that long winded. stanley weintraub’s silent night isn’t a book that warrants a long review because the point is so clear. the book is about the world war i christmas truce. all over the front lines in europe in 1914, men laid down their arms and remembered the prince of peace. This temporary peace during world war i came as a result of the birth of jesus, and its celebration. true and final peace will ultimately come with the return of jesus silent night: the story of the world war 1 christmas truce of 1914. exactly a century ago, the men in the trenches heard something unusual: singing. Simon and schuster, nov 11, 2001 history 224 pages. from an acclaimed military historian comes the astonishing story of world war i's 1914 christmas truce—a spontaneous celebration when enemies became friends. it was one of history's most powerful—yet forgotten—christmas stories. it took place in the improbable setting of the mud. Very readable, thoughtful, and nonfiction parts are pretty well documented. says a lot about the ordinary soldier in contrast to glory hound leaders who sustained the slaughter in world war 1 (which created the modern world and set up world war 2).

Steven Hтащs юааreviewюаб Of юааsilentюаб юааnightюаб юааthe Storyюаб юааof The Worldюаб юааwarюаб I Simon and schuster, nov 11, 2001 history 224 pages. from an acclaimed military historian comes the astonishing story of world war i's 1914 christmas truce—a spontaneous celebration when enemies became friends. it was one of history's most powerful—yet forgotten—christmas stories. it took place in the improbable setting of the mud. Very readable, thoughtful, and nonfiction parts are pretty well documented. says a lot about the ordinary soldier in contrast to glory hound leaders who sustained the slaughter in world war 1 (which created the modern world and set up world war 2). Simon and schuster, nov 6, 2014 history 256 pages. silent night brings to life one of the most unlikely and touching events in the annals of war. in the early months of wwi, on christmas eve, men on both sides left their trenches, laid down their arms, and joined in a spontaneous celebration with their new friends, the enemy. History is peppered with oddments and ironies, and one of the strangest is this. a few days before the first christmas of that long bloodletting then called the great war, hundreds of thousands of cold, trench bound combatants put aside their arms and, in defiance of their orders, tacitly agreed to stop the killing in honor of the holiday.