[English History Collection] – Wakefield, Alan.

Christmas in the Trenches.

Gloucestershire, Sutton Publishing Limited, 2006. 17.5 cm x 25 cm. XI, 211 pages. Several black and white photgraphs and other illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Fine / As new condition.

“The outbreak of war in 1914 was greeted with euphoria by many in Europe, and it was widely believed that the conflict would be ‘over by Christmas’. In the event, millions of men were destined to spend the first of four festive seasons away from their families and loved ones. Amid the shortages, tedium and dangers of life in the trenches, those at ‘the sharp end’ remained determined to celebrate Christmas as a time of commradeship and community, a time when the war could be set aside, if only for a day.” (from front flap)

• Keywords: 20th Century · 20th Century History · 20th Century Military History · British Military History · Christmas · English History Collection · Great War · Library & Collection Building · World History · World War I · World War One
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780750941686
• Inventory Number: 60259AB