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- catalog abstract "Drafted into the U.S. army in 1943, Robert Peters was a shy and devout eighteen-year-old from a remote and impoverished Wisconsin farm. Now one of our leading poets, he has written a lyrical memoir of a young man coming of age in the middle of World War II, making his way through personal land mines of morality and sexuality. In this sequel to Crunching Gravel, his celebrated account of a rural boyhood, Peters writes with humor and honesty of his self-revelations. After a moving leave-taking from his family and the wilderness farm he loves, he is thrust into army life. The close quarters of the barracks, the horseplay among the men, the bravado regarding war and women, and the unshakable military taboo against "perverts" throw him into confusion. Troubled by homosexual feelings, he struggles to get through basic training in South Carolina without earning the label "sissy." Inspired by patriotism and Hollywood war movies, he carefully practices his salute. Disillusioned by a cynical post chaplain, he abandons his plans to become a Lutheran minister. As awkward with his M1 rifle as he had been at home with a deer rifle, Peters is classified as a clerk and shipped to England. He hangs back in turmoil as London streetwalkers proposition him and older soldiers flirt with him. On leave in Paris, where he finally shares a prostitute with a friend he silently loves, he visits the Louvre and waits for hours in line to see the glamorous Marlene Dietrich. Through the war and the post-war occupation of Germany, as Peters's diligence and growing confidence result in promotion to battalion sergeant-major, the voice of Dietrich singing "Lili Marlene" stays with him, evoking love and beauty in the midst of destruction and deprivation.".
- catalog contributor b8260427.
- catalog contributor b8260428.
- catalog contributor b8260429.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Wisconsin -- Ch. 2. Basic training: March 1943-May 1944 -- Ch. 3. England: April 1944-October 1944 -- Ch. 4. France: November 1944 -- Ch. 5. Germany: September 1945-April 1946 -- Ch. 6. Epilogue.".
- catalog description "Drafted into the U.S. army in 1943, Robert Peters was a shy and devout eighteen-year-old from a remote and impoverished Wisconsin farm. Now one of our leading poets, he has written a lyrical memoir of a young man coming of age in the middle of World War II, making his way through personal land mines of morality and sexuality. In this sequel to Crunching Gravel, his celebrated account of a rural boyhood, Peters writes with humor and honesty of his self-revelations. After a moving leave-taking from his family and the wilderness farm he loves, he is thrust into army life. The close quarters of the barracks, the horseplay among the men, the bravado regarding war and women, and the unshakable military taboo against "perverts" throw him into confusion. Troubled by homosexual feelings, he struggles to get through basic training in South Carolina without earning the label "sissy." Inspired by patriotism and Hollywood war movies, he carefully practices his salute. Disillusioned by a cynical post chaplain, he abandons his plans to become a Lutheran minister. As awkward with his M1 rifle as he had been at home with a deer rifle, Peters is classified as a clerk and shipped to England. He hangs back in turmoil as London streetwalkers proposition him and older soldiers flirt with him. On leave in Paris, where he finally shares a prostitute with a friend he silently loves, he visits the Louvre and waits for hours in line to see the glamorous Marlene Dietrich. Through the war and the post-war occupation of Germany, as Peters's diligence and growing confidence result in promotion to battalion sergeant-major, the voice of Dietrich singing "Lili Marlene" stays with him, evoking love and beauty in the midst of destruction and deprivation.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 107 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "For you, Lili Marlene.".
- catalog identifier "0299148106 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "For you, Lili Marlene.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Madison, Wisc. : University of Wisconsin Press,".
- catalog relation "For you, Lili Marlene.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "811/.54 B 20".
- catalog subject "D811 .P4676 1995".
- catalog subject "Gay men United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Peters, Robert, 1924-".
- catalog subject "Peters, Robert, 1924-2014.".
- catalog subject "Soldiers United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "United States. Army Biography.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Wisconsin -- Ch. 2. Basic training: March 1943-May 1944 -- Ch. 3. England: April 1944-October 1944 -- Ch. 4. France: November 1944 -- Ch. 5. Germany: September 1945-April 1946 -- Ch. 6. Epilogue.".
- catalog title "For you, Lili Marlene : a memoir of World War II / Robert Peters.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Personal narratives American. fast".
- catalog type "text".