Special Features
- Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide
- Further Reading: Related Books and Websites
- General Article: Featured Letters
- General Article: Shared Stories
- Primary Resources: In Your State
- General Article: Censorship!
In every American war from the Revolutionary War to the Persian Gulf War, American military men and women have captured the horror, pathos and intensity of warfare by writing letters home. Tens of thousands of these letters have been handed down from generation to generation. Using the most compelling and enlightening of these missives, War Letters tells the story of American wars from the viewpoint of the men and women in the front lines.
My American Experience
Share Your Story
From the Civil War, to Vietnam, to World War II, and more contemporary conflicts, soldiers have been writing home from the front lines for centuries. Has anyone ever written to you from the battlefield? Do you have any war letters to share?