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 >> Turkey >> Angora

Turkish Prision Camps



Angora

See also:
Chap. C15, p31
ANGORA (ANKARA): This prison camp was located in the Vilayet of Angora in Anatolia in west central Asia Minor. An important commercial center, Angora was 220 east-southeast of Constantinople and was built on a hill. The city lay on the Constantinople to Baghdad Railway line, on the Angora River. The Turks incarcerated Allied prisoners, primarily 300 British POW's, in a prison camp outside of the city. The Turks employed most of these men in a labor detachment, constructing a single narrow gauge railroad line between Angora and Erzerum. In August 1917, the Turks transferred many of these men to Yozgad.