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It has not been owned by any individual or other Store than ours. The book has been stored in clean air, temperature, and humidity-controlled environment since acquisition upon release from the distributor directly to our Store. The book is a remarkable project, by any standard. Each Chapter is accompanied by a plethora of pictures and posters from the periods covered. The book offers Chapters in three languages: English, German, and French. The book is an incredible photo diary of friendship, solitude, and bonding. The tender nature of the dialogue is profound and moving describing the interpersonal relationships between soldiers facing war.
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The title has 320 pages of black and white, sepia, color, and toned images, with many archive images over 75 years old.

The book measures 11.4 x 9.9 inches (29 x 25 cm) and has a shipping weight of 78 Oz. The hardcover volume is published with printed hardcover boards and an illustrated dust jacket. "My Buddy: World War II Laid Bare" is offered in New/New condition (Book/Dust Jacket). "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover.
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The introduction is by Scotty Bowers, an 89-year-old ex-Marine and author of Full Service, the best-selling memoir of his sexual exploits in Hollywood, and how the war forever altered his attitudes about gay and straight, just as these photos may alter our attitudes about World War II and war buddies. These images show men barely out of boyhood, at their physical peak, responding to the reality of battle by living each day to the fullest―a side of the war never before made public. His collection includes soldiers and sailors from Australia, England, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, and the USA, cavorting on the sand in the South Pacific, shivering in the snow of Eastern Europe, posing solo in the barracks, and in great happy groups just about everywhere. Los Angeles photographer Michael Stokes has spent years searching out these photos and building an archive of over 500 images.

The full extent of nude horseplay among men during World War II can’t be known, as cameras were rare and film hard to process, but some men did document this unprecedented male bonding in small, anonymous photos mostly kept hidden away until their deaths. When they weren’t fighting side by side, they relaxed together, discharging tension in boisterous―sometimes naked―play. Many war buddies, together every moment, and depending on each other to survive, formed intimate friendships. To help bolster troops against the horrors of combat, commanders encouraged them to form tight “buddy” relationships for emotional support. Every harrowing day for a serviceman during World War II was potentially his last.
