Letters from the Front

So for all you bloggers out there, where would you have captured your thoughts if you had been born 50-60 years earlier and sent off to the front lines of WWII?

Blogs aren't nearly as new as everybody seems to think; in many ways they are the children (and grandchildren) of the wartime letter home and the war diary. Short notes to capture the boredom, long and poetic ramblings on life, love, and the meaning of it all. The fevered scribblings of those trying to process the world.

Remember, these letters weren't nearly as private as you would think at first; many were opened and read by at least one level of censor before ever reaching home. And if you thought comments on your blog were rare, having a reply mail make it to a your foxhole in Italy or PT Boat on patrol in the Pacific was much rarer.

But now, many family members and amateur historians are seeing fit to share their treasured family correspondences with the world. It's like our own wayback machine.

http://dadswwiiletters.com/

http://www.merkki.com/letters_from_home.htm

http://www.galik.com/stanleygalik1922/wwii/194307.htm

http://www.checkertail.com/