02640nam 2200553 450 991082876560332120230115211108.00-300-24065-110.12987/9780300240658(CKB)4100000007109430(MiAaPQ)EBC5570742(DE-B1597)514563(OCoLC)1059576911(DE-B1597)9780300240658(Au-PeEL)EBL5570742(MiAaPQ)EBC7022376(Au-PeEL)EBL7022376(EXLCZ)99410000000710943020230115d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPeace at last a portrait of Armistice Day, 11 November 1918 /Guy CuthbertsonNew Haven ;London :Yale University Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (313 pages)Includes index.0-300-23338-8 Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- 1. Great Rejoicings -- 2. THE LAST HOURS -- 3. THE HOUR OF VICTORY -- 4. CARNIVAL AFTERNOON -- 5. ARMISTICE NIGHT -- 6. AFTER THE PARTY -- ENDNOTES -- FURTHER READING -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- IMAGE CREDITS -- INDEXA vivid, original, and intimate hour-by-hour account of Armistice Day 1918, to mark its centenary this year November 11, 2018, marks the centenary of the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany ending World War I. While the events of the war and its legacy are much discussed, this is the first book to focus solely on the day itself, examining how the people of Britain, and the wider world, reacted to the news of peace.   In this rich portrait of Armistice Day, which ranges from midnight to midnight, Guy Cuthbertson brings together news reports, literature, memoirs, and letters to show how the people on the street, as well as soldiers and prominent figures like D. H. Lawrence and Lloyd George, experienced a strange, singular day of great joy, relief, and optimism.Armistice DayHistoryWorld War, 1914-1918ArmisticesWorld War, 1914-1918PeaceHistory.fastHistory.lcgftArmistice DayHistory.World War, 1914-1918Armistices.World War, 1914-1918Peace.940.46Cuthbertson Guy1975-1256927MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828765603321Peace at last4097159UNINA