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 >> Baghdad

Turkish Prision Camps



Baghdad

BAGHDAD: This city was the primary defensive position for the Turkish Army in Mesopotamia; the XIII Army Corps headquarters were located in Baghdad at the onset of World War I. The Turks incarcerated British and Indian prisoners of war from Kut al-Amara in Baghdad during the Summer of 1916 (May to August). The city was located in the Vilayet of Baghdad, on the east bank of the Tigris River, in southern Mesopotamia. Baghdad lay 180 miles northwest of Kut al-Amara. In August 1916, the Turks separated the Anglo-Indian officers from the non-commissioned officers and enlisted men and sent the officers by boat north, up the Tigris. The NCO's and enlisted men then began a long and deadly march across the Syrian Desert to incarceration in Anatolia.