• Two British sailors saw down a tree while another British prisoner of war holds an axe during some winter work. Wood was an important heating fuel in prison camps during the winter. Two German guards look on and observe their progress. Source: The Times History of the War, 12 (1917): 247.

Source: The Times History of the War, 12 (1917): 247.

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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