Basic Training (True Homosexual Military Stories, Vol. 5) (Paperback)

~ Winston Leyland (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Leyland Publications (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943595568
• ISBN-13: 978-0943595566
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,946,541 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How mighty the pen!, December 17, 2002

By A Customer

This compilation of short stories are reportedly actual sexual accounts of military personnel with their same-sex colleagues, and "Basic Training" leaves nothing to the imagination and impresses on us the power of the written word. Laced with graphic sexual descriptions, some of the narratives relate less to homosexual encounters and more to the essential need of man to have some human touch, even if it's from another man, an essential that is more an emotional than sexual need. Depending on who you're reading this to as a nighttime story, it's a great collection of shorts that permits the privilege of using a boundless imagination. After reading many of the stories, don't be surprised at the need for someone's human touch.

14 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Summary, November 1, 1999

By A Customer

In this pioneering book, soldiers write in their own words, no-holds-barred, about their true sexual experiences. These are men who are (or were) serving in the military and who often, because of fear of persecution, have to use pen-names. Contains about 20 in-depth stories on what really goes on behind barracks walls and inside ships when the military brass isn't snooping.