Down at the Front, on a cold winter's night in 1914, amidst the worst war the world had ever seen, an inexplicable silence spread from man to man%Belief was in the air%Then the soldiers ceased fire and the magic of Christmas took hold %%%Carol Ann Duffy's brilliant poem celebrates the miraculous truce between the trenches, when enemy shook hands with enemy, shared songs, swapped gifts, even played football, and peace found a place in No Man's Land%With gorgeous colour illustrations%David Roberts, this special, full size edition of The Christmas Truce is a Christmas gift to treasure.