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"Silent Night" - Christmas Truce of World War I

Stanley Weintraub speaks about a unique Christmas eve event during World War I.

Stanley Weintraub speaks about a unique Christmas eve event during World War I.

State College, PA
Saturday, December 25, 2010

Stanley Weintraub discusses his book, “Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce.” The book tells the remarkable story of how on Christmas during World War I in which the German and Allied soldiers put down their weapons, climbed out of their trenches and celebrated Christmas together.

Updated: Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 11:12am (ET)

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