The Christmas that Stopped the War
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The Christmas that Stopped the War Interviewer: Good morning and welcome to the new series of "Memorable Days." In this series we are going to try to remember specific days during both wars and will attempt to get in contact with and meet veterans who can tell their stories. Today we have a very special guest with us on the show, a war hero and a witness to the astonishing scenes of Christmas 1914. Jim Prince of the North Staffordshire Regiment tells his tale of the truce of Christmas 1914 so sit back and enjoy this truly memorable day. Jim Prince: I never really thought of war as a tragic loss of life, but as a game of intense competition until on one routine day I passed a piece of bread to a comrade who on rising to take it, stuck his head above the parapet. He got shot and died instantly. I was...


