On this month's Allender Calendar I chat to the writer Luke Turner about his book Men at War. Luke's book examines the legacy of the Second World War and shines a light on the real lives of the people who fought in it; their complications, loves, and lusts. We talk about the experiences of gay, bi and transgender soldiers, and discuss contemporary nostalgia and jingoism around the war.

More info about Men at War here:

https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/luke-turner/men-at-war/9781474618861/

And check out Luke's work with The Quietus here:

https://thequietus.com/writer/luke-turner/

Here is Luke's brilliant first book Out of the Woods:

https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/titles/luke-turner/out-of-the-woods/9781474607155/

Luke on The Library of Lazy Thinking podcast talking about Patrick Hamilton:

https://lazythinking.substack.com/p/luke-turner-on-the-slaves-of-solitude

And this month on my regular feature What Have You Been Listening To Recently And What Have You Been Reading Recently Hmm (WHYBLTRAWHYBRRH) I chat about Panda Bear and Lavinia Greenlaw.

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