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Although he enlisted in the Finnish Air Force, it was the German troops stationed in Finland to repel the Russian army invasion who inspired him. After all, only the Germans wore uniforms designed by Hugo Boss that fit like a glove, spared no design details, and were complemented by shiny high leather boots. Tom, who was 19 at the time, was captivated by them, an obsession that grew after his first sexual experiences with German officers in the dark streets of Helsinki.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom began putting his military fantasies on paper in 1945, when the war ended, to recall his exciting nocturnal encounters. At first, Hugo Boss uniforms starred in all his drawings, but over the years and decades, he expanded the range to include the United States Navy attire and later his own hybrid designs of black leather, riding pants, boots, and peaked caps, with emblems created to replace military insignia. As Tom attracted a following, he created with pencil, pen, and watercolor an army of masculine, free, and imposing men committed to pleasure and male camaraderie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Little Book of Tom: Military Men\u003c\/em\u003e explores Tom's fascination with military attire through a combination of comic strips, drawings, and full-page illustrations in a compact and affordable 192-page format. 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