For the Millions of Men Now Under Arms (Lot of 7 Issues)

Not Identified: [Young Men's Christian Associations of North America, International Committee], 1915. Paperback. Good (Wraps are generally worn/toned/scuffed/smudged; the front and rear cover of number three are detached; rear cover of number 1 is missing; textblock edges are foxed; book may be crimped from folding; interiors are clean with occasional foxing or smudging.). White sewn wraps with black lettering; various paginations. Issues 1-4, 6, 11, 12 are included in this lot. This series was printed for allied military fighters in World War I by the YMCA. These were not published for the public until much later and some are stamped "Strictly Private -- Not to Be Printed." The Foreword to each issue reads, "The more than twenty millions of men in the armies of the countries now at war present one of the most remarkable opportunities for unselfish ministry which the world has ever known. The following extracts from recent letters and from other communications throw interesting side-lights on the Christ-like service being rendered by the Young Men's Christian Association and the Student Movement in camps, in trenches, in hospitals, and in prisons. It is earnestly requested that none of this material be reprinted or made public." -- John Mott.