The Christmas Truce

British and German soldiers greet each other on World War I battlefield during the Christmas Truce of 1914

Imagine a war with soldiers battling each other one day, firing their rifles from the trenches only a few hundred feet apart, with shells exploding around them.

And the next day, soldiers from opposing sides laying down their guns, meeting each other, singing Christmas carols, and eating plum pudding together. Continue reading The Christmas Truce