Truces were not a shocking display of fraternity between soldiers ... officer showing German and British troops fraternising on the Western Front during the Christmas Truce of 1914.A snapshot ...

The Christmas truce of World War 1 is one ... was associated with British soldiers, particularly during World War One. The story goes that Germans would call out to “Tommy” across no man ...

During the bleak winter of 1914 ... it didn't happen at all. Some 77 British soldiers were still killed in fighting on Christmas Day 1914. For Col Scott Shepherd, then a junior officer, fighting ...

On a frozen Christmas Eve in 1914 during World War I ... an opera by Peter Rothstein based on the truce. The German and British soldiers face each other as they sing "Silent Night" before ...

open image in gallery A simple wooden memorial cross marks the field outside Ploegsteert Wood, where British and German soldiers played football during the World War One Christmas Day truce in ...

On Tuesday, the Telegraph reported that there is currently tension in the military around the prospect that soldiers will not be able to enjoy their Christmas break and will have to cover for ...

A UK historian has highlighted further evidence of the widespread contributions made by Indian soldiers to the First World War effort as part of the British empire army with the discovery of spice ...