The glamour boys : the secret story of the rebels who fought for Britain to defeat Hitler
Bryant, Christopher, 1962-2021
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We like to think we know the story of how Britain went to war with Germany in 1939, but there is one part of the story that has never been told. It features a group of MPs who repeatedly spoke out against their party and their government's policy of appeasing Hitler and Mussolini. Remarkably, nearly all of them were gay or bisexual. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain hated them. He had them followed, harassed, spied upon and derided in the press, and called them 'the glamour boys' in reference to their sexuality. They suffered abuse, innuendo and threats of de-selection, yet they spoke out repeatedly against Hitler's territorial ambitions and his treatment of political prisoners and the Jews. In doing so they risked everything, swimming against the overwhelming tide of public opinion at a time when even the suggestion of homosexuality could land you in prison.
Main title:
Author:
Bryant, Christopher, 1962-, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.
Collation:
xvii, 424 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2020.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781526601735 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Gays -- Great BritainGay politicians -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, GayWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- Great BritainGreat Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940Warfare and DefenceLGBTQ+ Interest
BRN:
1191839