An edition of Seven years among prisoners of war (1994)

Seven years among prisoners of war

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An edition of Seven years among prisoners of war (1994)

Seven years among prisoners of war

Hundreds of thousands of prisoners were incarcerated in camps around the world during World War II. And individuals from all walks of life joined international organizations like the Red Cross, churches, and other relief groups to help counter the hopelessness of camp life.

One of these was Chris Christiansen, who had just graduated from Theological School at Copenhagen University when he took a position with the World's Alliance of the YMCAs to work with British, American, and other Allied prisoners of war in Germany. The next seven years were, for him, "an amazing experience." The prisoners faced cold, starvation, loneliness, deprivation, and cruel and arbitrary treatment. Those who served among them - unrecognized in the headlines or history text - worked tirelessly and patiently to relieve the conditions of the prisoners as much as possible. Christiansen, who was also arrested in Berlin and imprisoned in Moscow experienced this grim aspect of warfare from both sides.

His story pays tribute to the prisoners, to the relief workers, to the churches and other service organizations, and to "that part of the human spirit" which sustained them through this dark period in our collective past.

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English
Pages
221

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Seven years among prisoners of war
1994, Ohio University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-220).

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Dewey Decimal Class
940.54/77/092, B
Library of Congress
D805.A2 C4913 1994, D805.A2C4913 1994

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 221 p. :
Number of pages
221

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Open Library
OL1434126M
Internet Archive
sevenyearsamongp0000chri
ISBN 10
0821410695, 0821410695
LCCN
93045964
OCLC/WorldCat
29638005
Library Thing
5447886
Goodreads
3779782

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