ISO homoerotic war stories
Mar. 13th, 2012 09:16 pmI've always had a bit of a thing for war stories (when I was but an ickle!Kit I may possibly have slashed Snoopy and the Red Baron [4th paragraph down] in my mind, not in a sexual way exactly because I WAS ONLY A SMALL CHILD, but slashed them nevertheless), in large part because of the homosocial/homoerotic element. At the moment I seem to have returned to that primal fandom and am happily exploring it.
Rec me things? Fiction or nonfiction, any medium. I'm primarily interested in the two world wars, but I can be flexible on that. Primarily interested in texts from Britain, or at least anywhere other than the US, but I can be flexible on that too. A reasonably important m/m homosocial or homoerotic element is a must (or, in nonfiction, a reasonable discussion of queer issues); actual queer characters or queer focus would delight me to no end.
Here are some things I'm already familiar with:
All suggestions are appreciated. Can anyone tell me if the Biggles books are worth reading?
Rec me things? Fiction or nonfiction, any medium. I'm primarily interested in the two world wars, but I can be flexible on that. Primarily interested in texts from Britain, or at least anywhere other than the US, but I can be flexible on that too. A reasonably important m/m homosocial or homoerotic element is a must (or, in nonfiction, a reasonable discussion of queer issues); actual queer characters or queer focus would delight me to no end.
Here are some things I'm already familiar with:
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Charioteer (Mary Renault)
Colditz
Coming Out Under Fire (Alan Berubé)
Danger UXB (yes, it is homoerotic, at least if you're me)
George Manville Fenn's novels
The Grand Illusion
The Great War and Modern Memory (Paul Fussell)
How Many Miles to Babylon (Jennifer Johnston)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (book and film)
Prisoners of War (J. R. Ackerley)
Privates on Parade
Regeneration trilogy (Pat Barker)
Secret Army (not actually homoerotic but listing it anyway)
Strange Meeting (Susan Hill--this is an amazing book BTW)
Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, and other queer WWI poets
Wings (watch this film, you guys! It has the first known m/m kiss in cinema history; if you guessed that one of the characters is dying, you know your war movie tropes)
All suggestions are appreciated. Can anyone tell me if the Biggles books are worth reading?