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


Introduction
Chapter 1"Evangelizing the World" Chapter 2The American YMCA Mobilizes Chapter 3The U.S. and POW Responsibilities Chapter 4American YMCA POW Diplomacy Chapter 5Association Diplomacy Extends Chapter 6American Secretaries in Germany Chapter 7Expanding WPA Work in Germany Chapter 8"Keeping Body and Soul Together" Chapter 9Operations in Austria-Hungary Chapter 10Phildius Relief Work in Bulgaria Chapter 11Political Prisoners, Labor Detachments Chapter 12The United States Enters the War Chapter 13The Arrival of Neutral Secretaries Chapter 14POWs in Germany Chapter 15Allied Relief in the Ottoman Empire Chapter 16Armistice and Restoration of Service Chapter 17Post-War WPA Operations Chapter 18Countering the Bolshevik Threat Chapter 19Conclusion
Glossary Maps

Appendix A

Prison Camps

Media Index >> Appendix A: Prison Camps >> Bulgaria >> Sliven

Bulgarian Prision Camps



Sliven

SLIVEN (SLIVNO): This prison camp was located in the Burgas department of eastern Bulgaria on a major railway line, sixty miles west of Burgas. Sliven was one of the largest prison camps in the kingdom, holding approximately 19,900 Serbian, Romanian, Russian, British, and French prisoners, including 104 Allied officers. The Bulgarians also incarcerated sixteen Serbian Orthodox priests in this facility. Christian Phildius first visited Sliven in the Fall of 1916 and the Association constructed a YMCA hut in the camp.