The Other Christmas Truce

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The holiday season usually comes with promises of peace on earth and goodwill toward men. And yet, in the whole of human history, there has likely never been a single Christmas celebrated free from war worldwide. Perhaps that is why stories of a wartime “Christmas Truce” tend to capture our attention, offering the promise of peace amid even the bloodiest of conflicts, if only for a short while. The most well-known holiday ceasefire is likely the Christmas Truce of 1914, which was actually a

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