99K views · 891 reactions | In 1914, many thought the war would be over by Christmas. For a very short time, it was. What would you have done in WW1? Visit https://armistice-day.bbcrewind.co.uk to discover more. | BBC Archive | Facebook

While the legendary Christmas truce football match is largely exaggerated, there are smaller instances of fraternisation that occurred on the Western Front in 1914. Here, historian Alex Churchill introduces George Fletcher, the British languages master who embodied the spontaneous nature of the Christmas Truce by trading cigarettes, singing carols and even exchanging business cards with the Germans Listen to the full conversation ad-free at historyextra.com/podcast or search 'historyextra' where

6.4K views · 285 reactions | The Christmas Truce is one of the most...

57K views · 1.5K reactions | We are very happy today to upload our first video, a short account of the Christmas truce: an unofficial mutiny of around 100,000 troops on the Western front during World War I. To help us do more videos and other projects please support our Christmas appeal here: https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory Please also subscribe to our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/workingclasshistory | Working Class History | Facebook

3.7K views · 182 reactions | The Christmas Truce of 1914 is a legendary event, featured in films, songs & adverts. But what really happened? The photographs, letters and interviews in IWM’s collection tell the real story. In this video, our curator explains how the truce came about, its impact on the First World War and why it never happened again: https://youtu.be/NaBJhmkDKmc | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook