Silent Night The Story Of The World War I Christmas Truce In the early months of world war i, on christmas eve, men on both sides of the trenches laid down their arms and joined in a spontaneous celebration. despite orders to continue shooting, the unofficial truce spread across the front lines. Most accounts suggest the truce began with carol singing from the trenches on christmas eve, “a beautiful moonlit night, frost on the ground, white almost everywhere”, as pvt. albert moren of.
Silent Night The Story Of The World War I Christmas Truce Stanley weintraub is evan pugh professor emeritus of arts and humanities at penn state university and the author of notable histories and biographies including 11 days in december, silent night: the story of the world war i christmas truce, macarthur's war, long day's journey into war, and a stillness heard round the world: the end of the great. A vivid account of a remarkable holiday miracle describes the spontaneous celebration that occurred in the trenches on christmas eve in 1914 during world war i, when participants on both sides briefly put aside their hatred and anger to exchange gifts, share food, sing carols, and enjoy a brief moment of peace. 50,000 first printing. Stanley weintraub. it was one of history's most powerful yet forgotten christmas stories. it took place in the improbable setting of the mud, cold rain and senseless killing of the trenches of world war i. it happened in spite of orders to the contrary by superiors; it happened in spite of language barriers. Every year at christmas time i like to re read stanley weintraub's compelling book silent night which tells the story of a true christmas miracle: the remarkable 1914 christmas truce on the western front during the first world war. on christmas eve that year hundreds of thousands of british and german soldiers emerged from the frozen trenches.
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