{"id":25717,"date":"2023-06-12T08:37:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T06:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=232885"},"modified":"2023-06-12T15:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:11:37","slug":"fight-like-a-man-masculinity-in-ww2","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/fight-like-a-man-masculinity-in-ww2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight like a man? Masculinity in WW2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Luke Turner explores how experiences during the Second World War shaped men\u2019s attitudes to sexuality, masculinity and gender roles <\/p>

By Matt Elton\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 12 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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How were sexuality, gender roles, and attitudes to the body influenced by men\u2019s experiences in the Second World War? That\u2019s something explored in Luke Turner\u2019s new book Men at War. Luke speaks to Matt Elton about the stories of some of the men shaped by the conflict, and why he thinks the full range of experiences has been obscured by subsequent depictions of the war.<\/p>\n\n

Luke Turner is the author of Men at War: Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945<\/em> (Orion, 2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n