Description
About the Author
Anthony Richards is Head of Documents and Sound at IWM, and is the author of The Sunday Times bestseller D-Day and Normandy: A Visual History (2019). His other books include The Somme: A Visual History (2016) and The War on Paper: 20 Documents that Defined The Second World War (2018).
Reviews
"A timely reminder that, actually, we don't have it so bad. There is something deeply touching about the way people determinedly marked Christmas on the battlefield and the Home Front, shopping in the blackout, decorating their Anderson shelters, recycling presents and cooking a festive meal of parsnip soup and potato 'piglets.'"
* Saga Magazine (UK) *
"[Richards] brings Christmas during wartime to life through photos, recipes and exceptional personal stories from the museum's collection. . . . Highlights from the book include personal memories from the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, a surprising moment that saw soldiers from both sides put down their arms to exchange greetings and singing carols, tales from prisoners of war putting on dresses and makeup to entertain their cabaret audiences, and recollections of rationing on the home front." * Royston Crow (UK) *
Book Information
ISBN 9781912423231
Author Anthony Richards
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Imperial War Museum
Publisher Imperial War Museum