It’s one of the best-known stories about the First World War: the Christmas truce of 1914, when soldiers from both sides spontaneously laid down their guns and, for a few hours at least, acted as if ...

Description: In the waters off the coast of central Chile an encounter unfolded on 1 November 1914—the Battle of Coronel. The ...

The first Christmas of World War I was a hellish time for Alfred Dougan Chater, a second lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, who woke that morning in a freezing, muddy trench less than ...

Sure, here is the new description with all the links and additional text removed: On Christmas Eve 1914 the artillery shelling and bombardments stopped for a little while. During those Christmas days ...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2019. The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is often considered “played out,” especially in historical circles, but it is a compelling tale; ...

A 19th-century peace activist once asked, “Is it possible that any Christian, of whatever sect, who believes the New Testament to be anything better than a fable, can doubt for a moment that the time ...

The sun rises over a reconstructed WWI trench in Ploegsteert, Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) By late December 1914 World War I had been raging for nearly five months. Had anyone really believed it would ...

The Christmas Truce has become one of the most storied parts of World War I. It’s also far more complex than the narrative lets on. By Nicholas Slayton Published Dec 27, 2022 9:00 AM EST It’s a famous ...

Alfred Anderson, believed to be the last surviving soldier to have heard the guns fall silent along the Western Front during the spontaneous “Christmas Truce” of World War I, died Monday. He was 109.

The first modern war created the modern Nation. Share US delegates to the Niagara Peace Conference of 1914: Associate Justice Lamar of the US Supreme Court, former Solicitor General Frederick W.

The Countdown to Conflict with Venezuela Looks Nothing Like the Run-Up to the Iran Strikes Audio By Carbonatix Responding to Europe’s plight, Herbert Hoover helped organize and lead an international ...