Truce : the day the soldiers stopped fighting /

Murphy, Jim, 1947-

Truce : the day the soldiers stopped fighting / Jim Murphy - New York : Scholastic, 2009. - 116 pages : illustrations , maps ; 26 cm.

Those stupid kings and emperors -- Things were beginning to look unpleasant -- All attacks are to be pushed to the extreme -- There is no longer any sense in this business -- It was a sight one will never see again -- The lull is finished -- Epilogue.

Describes the Christmas truce that occurred along Western Front trenches in 1914 and features quotations from young men on both sides, a timeline, and additional source material.

9780545130493 (reinforced) : 0545130492 (reinforced) : 9780545321136

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Christmas Truce, 1914--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1914-1918--Armistices--Juvenile literature.
Christmas Truce, 1914.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.
World War, 1914-1918--Armistices.

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