On the night of December 24, 1914, amid the devastation of World War I’s Western Front, soldiers on both sides found a moment ...

It is common to regard Christmas as a time of family gatherings, gift giving, and traditions. Today, we often regard Christmas as a moment of fellowship and harmony. But for the people of 1914, ...

On Christmas morning we stuck up a board with ‘A Merry Christmas’ on it. The enemy had stuck up a similar one…. Two of our men then threw their equipment off and jumped on the parapet with their hands ...

Opera Orlando shares a message of camaraderie, hope, and peace this holiday season as it remounts its acclaimed 2019 production of All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914. Set along the Western Front ...

LONDON -- Alfred Anderson, 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 at age 109. More ...

In Such Times, We Need Law, Civil Discourse, and Normal Politics More Than Ever Lawfare Back When Tim Kaine Is an Ignoramus A few months into the killing fields of World War I, soldiers reclaimed ...

GOSHEN — Opposing trenches, yards apart in the midst of war, call a truce in the spirit of Christmas, a recognition of each other's humanity. For its holiday performance, South Bend Civic Theatre ...

With the strength of imperial Germany now evident to all, there appeared to be no chance of victory in the foreseeable future. By this time men were beginning, almost despite themselves, to gain a ...

Last Christmas my son, Willie, surprised me with a trim, little maroon box that said “Look At Him Go” in gold lettering. Inside were two toy World War I soldiers—a Scot in a khaki kilt and a German ...

On Christmas Eve 1914, six months into World War I, a group of Allied and German soldiers put down their weapons for a brief time, shared cigarettes and chocolate with their enemies and joined in ...

Soccer played an important role in World War I. That rich history will be on display during FIFA World Cup 26 next summer through a special exhibition at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.