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Truce
by Jim Murphy
An account of the peace between opposing sides in the trenches on Christmas Day. The author does a great job of succinctly explaining the factors that led to war, while also underscoring what a pointless slaughter World War 1 turned out to be, and to what degree the war really started over nothing and continued to be a hive of miscommunication and waste. Quotes from soliders and photos liven up the story of how the men in the trenches began to see that the enemy was a lot like them, and how hard it was for them to keep shooting after spending Christmas day together. A fantastic book to promote values of peace in kids just beginning to learn about war.