• The YMCA provided Bibles in a wide range of languages to prisoners of war and organized Bible study classes as part of the Red Triangle program. The Bible took on a new meaning for men facing death, even in prison camps. Source: For the Millions of Men Now Under Arms, 2:10 (1 February 1917): 26A.

Source: For the Millions of Men Now Under Arms, 2:10 (1 February 1917): 26A.

From Pursuit of an "unparalleled opportunity": American YMCA and prisoner of war diplomacy among the Central Power nations during World War I, 1914-1923 by Kenneth Steuer

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