Peter Capaldi reads a letter from WW2 Captain Reginald John Armes to his wife
At The Freemasons Hall in March 2016, Peter Capaldi reads an incredible letter from WW2 Captain Reginald John Armes to his wife. On Christmas Eve of 1914, five months into World War I, something amazing happened: thousands of British and German troops on the Western Front decided to put down their weapons and greet each other peacefully. For the next few days, 100, 000 men, British and German, chatted, exchanged gifts, sang carols, played football. They also, without fear, were able to buried their dead. On
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