Queen and country Same–sex desire in the British Armed Forces, 1939–45
Synopsis
The first study of its kind in the UK, Queen and country examines the complex intersection between same-sex desire and the British Armed Forces during the Second World War. It illuminates how men and women lived, loved and survived in an institution which, at least publicly, was unequivocally hostile towards same-sex activity within its ranks. Queen and country also tells a story of selective remembrance and the politics of memory, exploring specifically why same-sex desire continues to be absent from the historical record of the war. In examining this absence, and the more intimate minutiae of cohesion, homosociability and desire, this study pushes far beyond traditional military history in order to cast new light on one of the most widely discussed conflicts of the twentieth century.Book details
- Series:
- Gender in History
- Author:
- Emma Vickers
- ISBN:
- 9781526103383
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781784991180, 9780719082948, 9781526103376
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- Pages:
- 208
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2024-11-02
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2013
- Copyright by:
- Emma Vickers
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, History, Military, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Social Studies