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Ladataan... Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce (vuoden 2002 painos)Tekijä: Stanley Weintraub (Tekijä)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Christmas I've been fascinated with the Xmas Truce since I first heard the Carol. I had heard some rumblings that it was entirely fictitious and did not actually happen and I've heard counterarguments on the other side of the debate. This was the first history book I read on the topic. I actually enjoyed it much more than the Audible full cast production of Christmas 1914. It was a little confusing for a non-ww1 buff to keep the different encampments and locations separate. I particularly enjoyed the what-if scenarios at the end of the book. Really interesting subject, but the book misses the mark. The book is a series of anecdotes, which, although related under the big umbrella "Christmas Truce of 1914," still manages to feel quite disconnected. The narrative pushes both forward and backward in the time line, which is confusing at times. I'll keep looking for a better book on this subject. More reviews at my WordPress site, Ralphsbooks. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
From an acclaimed historian and National Book Award finalist comes the poignant story of World War I's 1914 Christmas truce, the spontaneous and tantalizingly brief moment when mortal enemies came together as friends. Photos. Illustrations. 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. And it still stands as the only time in history that peace spontaneously arose from the lower ranks in a major conflict, bubbling up to the officers and temporarily turning sworn enemies into friends. Silent Night, by renowned military historian Stanley Weintraub, magically restores the 1914 Christmas truce to history. It had been lost in the tide of horror that filled the battlefields of Europe for months and years afterward. Yet in December 1914 the great war was still young, and the men who suddenly threw down their arms and came together across the front lines, to sing carols, exchange gifts and letters, eat and drink and even play friendly games of soccer, naively hoped that the war would be short-lived, and that they were fraternizing with future friends. It began when German soldiers lit candles on small Christmas trees, and British, French, Belgian and German troops serenaded each other on Christmas Eve. Soon they were gathering and burying the dead, in an age-old custom of truces. But as the power of Christmas grew among them, they broke bread, exchanged addresses and letters and expressed deep admiration for one another. When angry superiors ordered them to recommence the shooting, many men aimed harmlessly high overhead. Sometimes the greatest beauty emerges from deep tragedy. Surely the forgotten Christmas truce was one of history's most beautiful moments, made all the more beautiful in light of the carnage that followed it. Stanley Weintraub's moving re-creation demonstrates that peace can be more fragile than war, but also that ordinary men can bond with one another despite all efforts of politicians and generals to the contrary. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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