The sun rises over a reconstructed WWI trench in Ploegsteert, Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) By late December 1914 World War I had been raging for nearly five months. Had anyone really believed it would ...

Opera Orlando shares a message of camaraderie, hope, and peace this holiday season as it remounts its acclaimed 2019 production of All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914. Set along the Western Front ...

On Christmas morning we stuck up a board with ‘A Merry Christmas’ on it. The enemy had stuck up a similar one…. Two of our men then threw their equipment off and jumped on the parapet with their hands ...

It is common to regard Christmas as a time of family gatherings, gift giving, and traditions. Today, we often regard Christmas as a moment of fellowship and harmony. But for the people of 1914, ...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2019. The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 is often considered “played out,” especially in historical circles, but it is a compelling tale; ...

In Such Times, We Need Law, Civil Discourse, and Normal Politics More Than Ever Lawfare Back When Tim Kaine Is an Ignoramus A few months into the killing fields of World War I, soldiers reclaimed ...

Last Christmas my son, Willie, surprised me with a trim, little maroon box that said “Look At Him Go” in gold lettering. Inside were two toy World War I soldiers—a Scot in a khaki kilt and a German ...

In light of this Season of Light, I dust off and update a column from 10 years ago: This month marks 110 years since one of the most beautiful scenes of the 20th century; a touching story worth ...

Rev. James Sutherland-Watt served as the rector of St. Luke’s, Manakin, Emanuel and Grub Hill Episcopal Churches simultaneously from 1938 until his fatal car accident on Jan. 6, 1941. Rev.

With the strength of imperial Germany now evident to all, there appeared to be no chance of victory in the foreseeable future. By this time men were beginning, almost despite themselves, to gain a ...

The truce lasted for a varying amount of time. In some areas it was just Christmas Eve or Christmas Day itself. But elsewhere the truce endured for several days. Indeed, once the truce was established ...