The 1914 Christmas Truce (Part 1)
Dan Snow's History Hit
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On christmas eve 19 14, sectors of the western front in france and belgium fell silent. Many troops from all the different combatant nations put down their weapons for a Christmas truce. We're exploring the truce with three very distinguished historians,. peter hart taff gillingham and rob shaffer. An woing to be hearing extracts of letters and diaries from the men involved - including some of these are broadcast for the first time ever in english. And because it is the boxing day sale, the famous history hit boxing day sale. If you use the code boxing day, you get 50 % of your first six months on dons history.
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