Christmas 1918 - the forgotten story

[randy trawnik]

Worth a read in the New York Times

The Forgotten Story of Christmas 1918

We remember the 1914 Christmas Truce as a moment of humanity amid war. Four years later, a darker tale unfolded.

By Mary Elisabeth Cox

Dr. Cox is the author of “Hunger in War and Peace: Women and Children in Germany, 1914-1924.”


https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/opinion/christmas-world-war-i-1918.html?fbclid=IwAR2w8DeirXg3yeLQZ9e39gvQLD_b2sbIlvDyI8oNwh5NBUIPybw4vlJ9UGs

 

[Gustaf]

Most people still believe that the war ended on November 11th 1918, but it continued until the Treaty of Versailles over a half a year later. A lot of people died of starvation in Germany during that time due to the blockade stopping food from being sent to Germany.

 

[ebeeby]

Millions more would have starved if it hadn't been for ......Herbert Hoover.