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BROWN, MALCOLM & SEATON, SHIRLEY: : CHRISTMAS TRUCE: THE WESTERN FRONT DECEMBER 1914

LONDON.LEO COOPER in Association with SECKER & WARBURG,1984.

ISBN 0436071029.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,dw/dj unclipped - no publisher price - an export copy? Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge minisculely dust-soiled and spotted but generally clean,fore-edges brighter and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Generally sharp-cornered,bright,clean,publisher's original,plain dark brown cloth bds with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate brown+white map illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,v-xiipp+1-228pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,illustration acknowledgements,a preface,8 chapters+ postscript,profuse contemporary sepia photographs/illustrations/drawings throughout the text and the book, appendices(2),notes+ references,a bibliography,an index of soldiers and a general index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,and a double-page sepia illustrated title page. At Christmas 1914 on the Western Front, British and German soldiers sang carols to each other and fraternized openly in No Man's Land. They exchanged souvenirs,took photographs and in many cases freely admitted they had no wish to make war.A British officer who took part in the Christmas Truce wrote (thus reversing an old saying) 'It wasn't war,but it was magnificent.' People who find no interest in tales of battles and campaigns are drawn to the story of the Christmas Truce,yet among the thousands of books on the Great War,there has never been one on this highly emotive and fascinating subject.This book is intended to fill the gap.Its authors demonstrate that the truce was much more extensive,involved many more and lasted far longer than has hitherto been realized.In some areas,it was not until February 1915 that war began again in earnest and it was characterized in many cases by the most astonishing friendliness and courtesy between opposing trenches. The authors who also collaborated in the BBC television documentary 'Peace in No Man's Land' have undertaken a far-reaching programme of research.They have combed the war diaries of units involved,talked to participants,collected a remarkable range of contemporary letters and journals and even unearthed some amusing anecdotes. "One human episode amid all the atrocities",was Conan Doyle's verdict on the Christmas Truce - and it is the human aspect which the authors believe give it its particular significance and appeal. 'It is' they suggest,'perhaps the best and most heartening Christmas story of modern times.' Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

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