Fighting Proud
the untold story of the gay men who served in two world wars
$34.04
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
4 September 2019
Summary
Fighting Proud: The Untold Stories of Gay Men in Wartime Britain
In this astonishing new history, historian Stephen Bourne unearths the fascinating stories of gay men who served in the armed forces and at home, bringing to light their great, unheralded contribution to the war effort.
Fighting Proud weaves together the remarkable lives of these men, from RAF hero Ian Gleed—a Flying Ace twice honoured for bravery by King George VI—to infantry officers serving in the t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350143227 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350143227 |
| Author: | Stephen Bourne |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 4 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Stephen Bourne
Stephen Bourne is a writer and historian. An expert on Black and LGBT British history, he has written for BBC History Magazine and History Today and is a regular contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. His most recent Amazon-bestselling book Black Poppies (History Press, 2014), a history of the contribution of black men and women to the First World War, won the Southwark Arts Forum Award for Literature. He has also written widely on homosexual representations in film.
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