Small poster with black and white image of a man studying and a a guard outside. 'Prisoners of War Need Books for Study. Will You Help Them?'
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1939-1945
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Small poster with black and white image of a man studying and a a guard outside. 'Prisoners of War Need Books for Study. Will You Help Them? Hundreds of British prisoners of war are preparing for examinations. The Educational Books Section of the Red Cross & St John is doing everything possible to help them. But many of the books needed are now un-obtainable. So will you help? The prisoner students need MODERN text-books dealing with arts, science, commerce, theology, law, engineering, banking, architecture, languages and many other subjects. Please send any clean unmarked books you can spare to The Secretary, Educational Books Section, Prisoners of War, marking the parcel 'FOR GENERAL USE'. Red Cross & St John War Organisation. The New Bodleian, Oxford.' 20x30cm
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2355/8
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Joint War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem
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