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Robert Leckie
About
Marine machine-gunner at Guadalcanal turned prolific military historian. His memoir Helmet for My Pillow became one half of HBO's The Pacific.
Books in Database (2)
Helmet for My Pillow 1957 · 320 pages
Memoir A Marine's memoir of Guadalcanal, New Britain, and Peleliu — from enlistment through combat to homecoming.
Strong Men Armed 1962 · 563 pages
Popular History The United States Marines against Japan, island by island, by a man who fought as one.