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In Crossing the Lines, Brent Coutts brings to light the previously untold history of New Zealand homosexual soldiers in World War II, drawing on the experiences of ordinary men who lived through extraordinary times. At the centre of the story are New Zealand soldiers Harold Robinson, Ralph Dyer and Douglas Morison, who shared a queer identity and love of performance. Through their roles as female impersonators in Kiwi concert parties in the Pacific and Egypt they found a place to live as gay men within the military forces, boosting the morale of personnel in the Pacific Campaign and, along the way, falling in love with some of the men they met. Crossing the Lines is a richly illustrated account that follows the men from their formative pre-war lives, through the difficult wartime years to their experiences living in a postwar London where they embraced the many new possibilities available. It is a story of strong friendships, the search for love and belonging as homosexuals within the military and civilian worlds, and the creation of the foundation of the queer community today.--

"In the many historical accounts of D-Day, the Navy, Coast Guard and merchant marine, who transported troops to the invasion beaches and supported the attack, are often given scant attention. Film clips of landing craft unloading men into the surf and battleships firing on enemy emplacements are familiar yet comparatively little is known about the contributions of the marine services and what they accomplished during the Normandy Invasion. This book describes the Allied naval command structure for Operation Neptune and offers a comprehensive look at integrated offshore operations-how they were organized, who the sailors were and what they experienced."

Cover -- WRITING OCCUPATION -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- INDRODUCTION Jewish Émigré Writers and the French Language -- 1 A Jewish Poetics of Exile: Benjamin Fondane's Exodus -- 2 Accents in Jean Malaquais's Carrefour Marseille -- 3 European Language and the Resistance: Romain Gary's Heteroglossia -- 4 Buried Language: Elsa Triolet's Bilingualism -- 5 Displacing Stereotypes: Irène Némirovsky in the Occupied Zone -- EPILOGUE Memory, Language, and Jewish Francophonie -- Notes -- Index -- Back Cover.