"Peace Without Victory" is our fourth annual FREE track release (available at https://freedomtoglide.bandcamp.com/track/peace-without-victory)to mark the events of 100 years ago. 1917 was a pivotal year in World War 1: The Russian revolution, Submarine warfare, America's entry to the war and the notorius and devastating Third Battle of Ypres which culminated in the battle of Passchendaele (the tiny village who's name came to symbolise the true horror of industrialised trench warfare). All this contributed to a world wide 'war-weariness' and calls for 'peace at any cost'.

Stolen Souls Chronicles

Peace Without Victory

Freedom To Glide - Peace Without Victory

"The War Cannot Be Won" is the 3rd FREE download in our 'Stolen Souls Chronicles' marking the World War 1 events of 100 years ago. Available here: https://freedomtoglide.bandcamp.com/track/the-war-cannot-be-won
 1916/17 was the coldest winter for a generation. After the titanic battles of Verdun and The Somme earlier in 1916, the bitterly cold winter would test the morale of both troops and civilians. The war was now in it's third year. Growing hardships and the huge losses faced in those battles of attrition, with no considerable gains, marked a turning point in the domestic morale on all sides and a widespread sense that the war might never end.

The War Cannot Be Won

Freedom To Glide - The War Cannot Be Won

This release is the second stage of an on-going work which began with 'Stolen Souls' released on Christmas Day 2014 marking 100 years since the Unofficial Christmas Truce of 1914. We intend to release each track around this time every year until the project is completed in 2018. 

After the Christmas Truce 1914 the High Command on all sides ordered the prohibition of any fraternisation with the enemy. On Christmas Day 1915 a small number of truces took place involving those who preferred to do it their own way. Lest we forget......

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