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1. POWs Studying in the Reading Room at Goettingen

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French prisoners of war take advantage of the reading room in the YMCA hall at Goettingen. They can read books or magazines for pleasure or in preparation for courses. The Association sought to make every man's experience in prison a rewarding one.
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1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries

2. A POW Studies in a Prison Camp at Austria-Hungary

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A prisoner of war works in an Association library in an unidentified Austrian prison camp. Books and journal articles provided critical mental diversions for men incarcerated behind barbed-wire. Reading was not only a pastime; prisoners could read about technical and professional issues to improve their employment opportunities after the war and better support their families.
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1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries