Boys at Sea: Sodomy, Indecency, and Courts Martial in Nelson's Navy

by B. R. Burg

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Boys at Sea is a study of homoerotic life in the Royal Navy during the age of sail. The book traces every feature of sexual life at sea, including seduction, rape, prostitution, courts martial, and the punishments meted out to those convicted of violating the stern moral code set down in the Articles of War .

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B. R. Burg is Professor of History at Arizona State University, USA.

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Nonfiction, History, LGBTQ+
DDC/MDS
359.1334Society, government, & culturePublic administration & military scienceNaval forces and warfareMilitary lifeMilitary honor; Discipline
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VD57 .G86Naval ScienceNaval seamenNaval personnelBy region or country
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