629. WWI: The Christmas Truce
December 25, 2025
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Books Referenced
Author: Henry Williamson
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Mentioned as a nature classic written by Henry Williamson about a decade after WWI, described as 'a real kind of perennial children's classic' that has never been out of print
Author: Robert Graves
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Described as 'probably the most famous First World War memoir' written by Robert Graves, who served on the Western Front
Author: Malcolm Brown and Shirley Seaton
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Referenced as 'a book for the 70th anniversary' of the Christmas Truce, published in 1984, described as one of the excellent books on the topic
Author: Stanley Weintraub
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Described as 'another excellent book' about the Christmas Truce by an American historian, published in 2001
Author: Carol Ann Duffy
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A poem published in 2011 that was 'also released as an illustrated children's book' about the WWI Christmas Truce