The classic childrens book about the first world war and the Christmas Day cease-fire football match in no-mans-land. A special lavish new edition of a modern classic winner of the Smarties Grand Prize Contains a special new introduction from michael Foreman, additional new illustrations and 4 pages of extra background material on the First World War and football during the war. An informative and heartfelt story of the first world war and the famous Christmas cease-fire and football match in no-mans-land Beautifully illustrated and reproduced using Michael Foremans original watercolour paintings.