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Controlling sex in captivity, POWs and sexual desire in the United States during the Second World War, Matthias Reiss

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Controlling sex in captivity, POWs and sexual desire in the United States during the Second World War, Matthias Reiss
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-220) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Controlling sex in captivity
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1010982973
Responsibility statement
Matthias Reiss
Sub title
POWs and sexual desire in the United States during the Second World War
Table Of Contents
Historiography -- Sources -- Editorial comments -- Encounters with the enemy -- Attraction and pity -- Hostile reactions -- Controlling heterosexual desire -- American women during the war -- Initiating contact -- The reasons for loosing the fight against fraternisation -- African Americans -- The failure of the non-fraternisation policy -- Controlling same-sex desire -- Policies on same-sex activities in the Axis and American armed forces -- Same-sex activities in POW camps in the United States -- American reactions to same-sex activities in POW camps
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