A Prisoner in Turkey

A Prisoner in Turkey by John Still is a searing wartime memoir and military history that brings to life the hardship, bureaucracy, and human cost of British and Indian prisoners held in Ottoman custody during World War I. Still combines vivid eyewitness narrative with selected extracts from the official Report on the Treatment of British Prisoners of War in Turkey, offering both personal testimony and documentary authority. The book traces the capture, transport, camp life, and desperate efforts to trace the missing and dead, while confronting the devastating mortality recorded among prisoners. Themes of endurance, camaraderie, institutional failure, and the limits of official record-keeping run throughout, set against the harsh landscapes and strained supply lines of wartime Turkey. Still’s account is candid about uncertainties—quoting statistics, admitting incomplete figures, and explaining the methods of secret inquiries made by those on the ground. Ideal for listeners of military history, war memoirs, and primary-source reportage, this audiobook appeals to anyone seeking a grounded, unvarnished perspective on the lesser-known human toll of World War I and the work of documenting its losses.