'The World War I Christmas Truce' | Dec. 5 UW
November 21, 2012 · 11:03 PM
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Clay Mountcastle, professor and chair of the University of Washington Department of Military Science, will discuss the famous World War I Christmas Truce of 1914 in a free lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Room 120 of Smith Hall on the UW campus.
Mountcastle will sort the myth from the reality of the truce with stories and quotes from eyewitnesses. The event is part of the UW's ongoing History Lecture Series. To learn more, contact Mountcastle atmount99@u.washington.edu or 206-543-9010.
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