Source: White, Guests of the Unspeakable, 1928, 222.

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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  • Four prisoners of war received these overcoats from the Australian Red Cross, based in London. They are standing outside Australia House in the Armenian Quarter of Afion Karahissar. The winters in Asia Minor were very cold during the winter and the overcoats were essential equipment for prisoners. Source: White, Guests of the Unspeakable, 1928, 222.