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The Secret Technology That SHRUNK WWII: How V-Mail Won the Logistics War
Every single week, millions of personal letters threatened to choke the Allied supply lines. The bulk mail—sent and received by soldiers across the Pacific and European theaters—consumed tons of critical cargo space on ships and aircraft. Each bag of paper meant one less bag of bullets, blood plasma, or vital engine parts could reach the front. The military was facing a logistical paradox: how to maintain the soldiers' morale lifeline without sacrificing the supplies needed to win the war.

0:00 The Cargo Crisis: How Mail Threatened WWII

1:59 The "Mail Tsunami" and The Morale Lifeline

5:20 The Birth of V-Mail: Kodak, Airgraph, and Standardization

8:29 The V-Mail Hubs: Mass Processing and the Censor’s Advantage

11:56 Precision Engineering: The Camera Unit and Human Factors

15:13 Scale and Savings: One Billion Letters and 98% Cargo Reduction

18:14 The Last Mile: Destruction of Originals and Final Delivery Challenges

21:17 The Psychological Anchor and Propaganda Machine

24:02 Legacy: Shrinking Distance to Win the Logistics War


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