My Fellow Soldiers: Letters from World War I

Object Details

Description: By Ren Cooper, Marketing AssistantThe National Postal Museum is pleased to announce its newest exhibition My Fellow Soldiers: Letters from World War I which opened today, exactly 100 years after America declared war on Germany and joined the Allied forces in their fight against the Central Powers. Once considered the war to end all wars, this international conflict redefined nations and ushered in the modern era. More than 17 million military personnel and civilians are estimated to have perished; overall casualties total approximately 38 million.