title: The Tenth Winton M. Blount Postal History Symposium: World War I and Its Immediate Aftermath, Select Papers
abstract: On Monday, 11 November 1918, World War I came to an end. Wrought from militarism, nationalism, and imperialism, the Great War broke empires, challenged established gender and race relations, and destroyed millions of lives. Mail became the critical link for families separated and desperate for news. Governments responded to these developments and to the disruption of communication networks, and they also struggled to determine who should be able to communicate with whom and about what. The Tenth
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