The Christmas Truce of 1914 remains a moment of enduring fascination more than a century after the day the First World War guns fell silent. Now for the first time hundreds of eyewitness accounts of this most extraordinary date in history have been gathered together telling the story in their own words of the men who met in peace in No Man's Land.

Mike Hill is an award-winning journalist who has worked in the newspaper industry for 25 years holding senior news and features desk roles at some of UK's most respected regional titles. He was born in Liverpool and lives on Merseyside with his wife and two sons. 'Christmas Truce By The Men Who Took Part' is his fourth book.