The classic book on this truce is Stanley Weintraub's Silent Night: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00311JUGK http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00311JUGK And don't miss the

The classic book on this truce is Stanley Weintraub's Silent Night: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00311JUGK http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00311JUGK And don't miss the Sainsbury's ad in the WSJ article, if you have some kleenex handy. Also, from the comments in the article I learned of the fascinating story of Capt. Robert Campbell, who was captured by the Germans during WWI. When word arrived at the POW camp that his mother was dying, the Kaiser gave him a two-week leave to visit his dying mother, on the condition he return afterward. Out of a sense of duty, he returned as promised. And out of a continuing sense of duty, he immediately tried to escape! http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-23957605 http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-23957605