Coming out under fire : the history of gay men and women in World War Two /

Berube, Allan.

Coming out under fire : the history of gay men and women in World War Two / Allan Berube. - New York : Free Press, c1990. - xiii, 377 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-359) and index.

Despite the many histories of the fighting men and women in World War II, none has been written about the estimated one million homosexuals. Here is a dramatic story of these people, revealing the history of the anti-gay policy pursued by the U.S. military authorities in World War II. Two 8-page photo inserts. www.alibris.com

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Gay military personnel--United States
Gays--United States

D 769.2 / .B463 1990