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Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity'
The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations
during World War I, 1914-1923.
by Kenneth Steuer
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1
"Evangelizing the World"
Chapter 2
The American YMCA Mobilizes
Chapter 3
The U.S. and POW Responsibilities
Chapter 4
American YMCA POW Diplomacy
Chapter 5
Association Diplomacy Extends
Chapter 6
American Secretaries in Germany
Chapter 7
Expanding WPA Work in Germany
Chapter 8
"Keeping Body and Soul Together"
Chapter 9
Operations in Austria-Hungary
Chapter 10
Phildius Relief Work in Bulgaria
Chapter 11
Political Prisoners, Labor Detachments
Chapter 12
The United States Enters the War
Chapter 13
The Arrival of Neutral Secretaries
Chapter 14
POWs in Germany
Chapter 15
Allied Relief in the Ottoman Empire
Chapter 16
Armistice and Restoration of Service
Chapter 17
Post-War WPA Operations
Chapter 18
Countering the Bolshevik Threat
Chapter 19
Conclusion
Prison Camps
Key Figures
Maps
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Introduction
The Great Catastrophe of Christian Civilization: The Outbreak of War in Europe
Chapter 1
"Evangelizing the World in a Generation": The YMCA Movement around the World before the First World War
Chapter 2
"An Unparalleled Opportunity for Service": The American YMCA Mobilizes
Chapter 3
The U.S. Government and Prisoner-of-War Responsibilities
Chapter 4
"For the Millions of Men Now Under Arms": American YMCA Prisoner-of-War Diplomacy in Western Europe
Chapter 5
Association POW Diplomacy Extends to Eastern and Southern Europe
Chapter 6
"In Prison, Ye Visited Me": The American YMCA Secretaries Initiate POW Relief in Germany
Chapter 7
Coordinating War Prisoner Relief: The American YMCA Expands WPA Work in Germany
Chapter 8
Instituting the Association's Four-fold Program in Prison Camps: From Saving the POW's Soul to "Keeping Body and Soul Together"
Chapter 9
The American YMCA and WPA Operations in Austria-Hungary
Chapter 10
Successful World's Alliance POW Diplomacy: Phildius and WPA Relief Work in Bulgaria
Chapter 11
Expanding WPA Relief Work: Addressing the Needs of Political Prisoners and Labor Detachments
Chapter 12
The United States Enters the War: The Evacuation of American Secretaries from Central European WPA Operations
Chapter 13
Filling the Breach: The Arrival of Neutral Secretaries in Central Europe
Chapter 14
The American YMCA and U.S. Prisoners-of-War in Germany
Chapter 15
The American YMCA and Allied Prisoner Relief in the Ottoman Empire
Chapter 16
The Armistice and Restoration of American YMCA WPA Service in Central Europe: Repatriation of Western Allied Prisoners
Chapter 17
Post-War WPA Operations: The Tragedy in the East
Chapter 18
Countering the Bolshevik Threat: Repatriation and American YMCA Expansion into Eastern Europe
Chapter 19
Conclusion