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For You, Lili Marlene: A Memoir of World War II
For You Lili Marlene A Memoir of World War II Author:Robert Peters In this touching sequel to Crunching Gravel: A Wisconsin Boyhood, [Robert Peters] recalls his search for self-knowledge and sexual identity as a young draftee in WW II. . . . This elegantly written memoir has much to say about the relationship between sex and the military life.Publishers Weekly Peters is neither sentimental nor mawkish in ... more »his coming-of-age story, which is made complicated by his ambivalence over his strong homosexual feelings. It is a rare adult who can convey the anxieties of youth as vividly as Peters does.David Azzolina, Library Journal Peters frank confessions and lush recollections paint a bittersweet portrait of a type of wartime experience that has seldom been explored.Kurt Chandler, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel First Paperback Edition« less