What soldiers do

Description:

How do you convince men to charge across heavily mined beaches into deadly machine-gun fire? If you're the US Army in 1944, one of your approaches is dangling the lure of beautiful French women, ready to reward their liberators in oh so many ways. Roberts tells the troubling story of how the US military command exploited the myth of French women as sexually experienced and available. The resulting sexual predation, and the blithe response of the American military leadership, caused serious friction between the two nations just as they were attempting to settle questions of long-term control over the liberated territories and the restoration of French sovereignty.

subjects: Sexual behavior,  United States. Army,  Officers,  Sex,  United States,  Attitudes,  World War, 1939-1945,  Soldiers,  Political aspects,  Foreign relations,  History,  United states, army, officers,  World war, 1939-1945, france,  World war, 1939-1945, united states,  United states, foreign relations, france,  France, foreign relations, united states,  United states, history, 20th century,  World war, 1939-1945, social aspects,  Sexualité,  Aspect militaire,  Histoire,  Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945,  Relations extérieures,  Diplomatic relations,  Armed Forces,  Soldaten,  Tweede Wereldoorlog,  Seksueel gedrag,  Soldater,  Manlig sexualitet,  Sexualitet,  Militära aspekter,  Internationella relationer,  Historia,  Military aspects

Places: United States,  France

Times: 20th century