[Episode spécial] La trêve de Noël 1914

Venezuela, Ukraine, Gaza, Iran.. Partout, la loi du plus fort semble s'imposer.Pourtant, pour l'empêcher, il existe un ensemble de règles, de principes et d’institutions que les hommes ont misdes siècles à construire.Avec une ambition assez folle : mettre la guerre hors-la-loi.Dé ...  Show more

Le Siècle des Lumières, également connu sous le nom d'âge de la raison, Enlightenment en Angleterre ou Aufklärung en Allemagne, couvre largement le XVIIIe siècle. Imaginez cette époque fascinante où de nouvelles idées bouillonnent, où des philosophes audacieux redéfinissent la po ...  Show more

"The Incredible Story of the Christmas Truce in 1914" Transcription : https://www.patreon.com/posts/lhistoire-de-la-76113497 Chanson : Petit Papa Noël de Tino Rossi 

In a now annual Battleground tradition, for a special Christmas treat we've recorded a special festive episode discussing the standout history books of the year, and the wider stories that surround them. Patrick, Saul, and Roger are joined by friends of the podcast - fellow histo ...  Show more

For Christmas, we're revisiting an episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina. During the first Christmas of World War I, British and German soldiers laid down their weapons and celebrated the holiday together.

It’s Christmas eve, 1914. On the Western Front, a British soldier peers out across No Man’s Land. A sound catches his attention – not artillery fire, but music. The enemy are singing Silent Night. The Christmas Truce of 1914 remains a unique historical anomaly. But how did these ...  Show more