CPeace on the Battlefield Peace on the Battlefield: The
Christmas Truce of 1914 Airs Monday, December 17 at 8:00 p.m.
Two instances when peace broke out – right on the field of
battle: The impromptu but widespread unofficial Christmas Truce
of 1914 in the early months of fighting during World War 1 and
the story of the National Jubilee of Peace. First, the impromptu
but widespread unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914 in the early
months of fighting in Europe in World War 1. Soldiers from both
sides essentially said, war is hell – let’s not do it near
Christmas Day. To tell us that story, we have Stanley Weintraub,
historian, professor emeritus from Penn State University,
biographer and author of many books including “Silent Night- The
Christmas Truce of 1914.” Also the story of the National Jubilee
of Peace – the first major gathering of Civil War veterans from
the North and South in 1911 - 50 years after the Battle of Bull
Run at Manassas. Steve Pendlebury has our story – from the place
where it happened in 19