Thunder of War, Lightning of Desire: Lesbian Military Historical Erotica
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.56 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590215923 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 162 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Covering the years from 1862 to 1969, these selections take the usual tension and adrenaline rush of life-and-death situations and use them to fuel passionate, explicit encounters.Uniformly enjoyable, with the right mixture of spice and character-driven plot, this collection pleases on all accounts." - Publishers Weekly
War, Women and Rememberance I have the attention span of a fly so I regularly read anthologies as it is a great way sample authors without committing to a mind numbing 75,000 word novel. This ten story collection is unusual, and dare I say "important" in that it features lesbian relationships that are forged in the heat of battle. As so elegantly stated in the introduction by the Editor, Sacchi Green, "Women have been largely ignored by the predominately male (war) historians." True. The subtitle is a very accurate descriptor of the content- Lesbian Military Historical Erotica- an unlikely groupin. Excellent TD Webb Wow, I'm a history nut and also a veteran, I appreciate the stories about women pretending to be men to fight in the earlier wars especially the civil war. Being born and raised in Canada we were taught US history which I loved and still read today.he stories in here were informative, every one of the author did an excellent job. I wouldn't mind reading more of these.the one that jumped out the most was danger it hit home on exactly what war is like here today gone tomorrow, you only live f o r today.. The story I loved most was «Danger» from Sacchi Green I'm not a big fan of history stories but this books suprised me. The stories are well written and gave me a little insight, to what it might have been in these wars. The struggles, the fears and the need of some sort of comfort and relief are understandable. The stories are well developed and have a wide span of war history, from the early World War I till the Vietnam War. Trough the eyes of the authors, I could imagen the feelings of these strong women. The story I loved most was «Danger» from Sacchi Green.
For the nurses and WACs in the Korean and Vietnam Wars the front lines were everywhere, and the ''long-haired army'' on the Viet Cong side fought at least as fiercely as any men.. In WWI women served as nurses and ambulance drivers, and in Russia Maria Boskareva's Women's Battalion of Death was not the only group of female fighters. More than six hundred women most likely many more passed as men to fight in the American Civil War, and that's not counting the nurses and spies. By WWII women were ferrying fighter planes in the US and the UK, and in Russia the ''Night Witches'' flew bombers