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claudiaswisher 's review for:
Truce
by Jim Murphy
I've taught ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, and I've talked about the Christmas Truce, but I was glad to see a short, focused book on the 'events'. Murphy gives background on the causes of the war -- confusing, infuriating, ironic. Knowing this, it makes the troops' decision to put down their weapons and celebrate Christmas together even more poignant. Ordered to continue fighting, the men discovered or rediscovered we are all more alike than different...It makes it more difficult to fight someone when you know that. But fight they did, for years to come. And the seeds of WWII are firmly sowed.
The line drawings and old photos add to this little gem. Murphy quotes from diaries and letters of the day, giving us a first-person point of view. Makes me wish I still taught the Remarque book. I can see lots of ways to incorporate this one.
The line drawings and old photos add to this little gem. Murphy quotes from diaries and letters of the day, giving us a first-person point of view. Makes me wish I still taught the Remarque book. I can see lots of ways to incorporate this one.