Season: 3 Episode: 35

When war broke out in Europe in 1914, the United States of America adopted a policy of strict neutrality. The sinking of the RMS Lusitania by a German U-boat in May 1915 that changed everything. 128 US citizens lost their lives and suddenly fury spread through the country. and they declared war on Germany.

Listen to a few of the letters sent back home from the front line by those brave souls who fought for democracy.

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SOURCES

Leavenworth Post 30th Jan 1919

The San Francisco Examinet 15 April 1934

Imperial War Museum

Glenside Hospital Museum

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

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