From my conversations with the granddaughter of one of the (German)participants I gathered that there were a number of such incidents, that there were hundreds of desertions in the following days, weeks, months, and that the following Christmas the generals made sure it wouldn't happen again by ratcheting up the war to its greatest intensity. My friend's grandfather became a life-long pacifist that night.

I would love to get a copy of the book you mentioned, Glade. Please do find the title and post it! I'm sure I'm not alone. Someone mentioned they had never learned it in school. Me neither. I learned about it from John's song. But our children deserve to learn about such events, such decisions, and such human potential.

David