FIELDPOST FROM 1940S

1940s EA/AU/0026

During the era before TV antennas and cellular communications, letters written by soldiers serve as a scarce window into the apocalypse that was World War II. For soldiers passing through the valley of the shadow of death, the 23rd Psalm of the bible had a special appeal. Soldiers would often compare passages from the bible with the horrors they witnessed on the battlefield. Maybe they thought it’d be easier for their loved ones to read. Perhaps they were not allowed to tell everything. Regardless of their contents, these letters always convey something, even when they appear to say nothing.

FIELDPOST FROM 1940S

1940s EA/AU/0026

During the era before TV antennas and cellular communications, letters written by soldiers serve as a scarce window into the apocalypse that was World War II. For soldiers passing through the valley of the shadow of death, the 23rd Psalm of the bible had a special appeal. Soldiers would often compare passages from the bible with the horrors they witnessed on the battlefield. Maybe they thought it’d be easier for their loved ones to read. Perhaps they were not allowed to tell everything. Regardless of their contents, these letters always convey something, even when they appear to say nothing.