The Home Front -- A Different Side of War

Programs by local experts are great ways to acquire information. A favorite tip of mine is to take a topic and look at it differently--to write about a different aspect.
 
Traditionally, Memorial Day and Veterans' Day programs cover an individual soldier, a unit, or a particular battle or conflict. To change the perspective, consider what “Total War” was like for those who were left behind in town when others went off to fight in distant parts of the world, to defend our way of life. All residents were involved in different ways from selling war bonds, to planting victory gardens, or even working in factories.

Letters connect home and hearth. They may be saved in a shoebox in the back of the closet, and  years, or even generations later, published in a book. One of my favorites is Upon the Tented Field: An Historical Account of the Civil War as Told by the Men Who Fought and Gave Their Lives.

Others letters including a father's advice to his son were included in Hearth and Sand: Stories from the Front Lines and the Homefront. (buy links.)

To all who served on the frontlines, thank you for your service.


~Till next time. Helen