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Robert Hugh Leckie (December 18, 1920 – December 24, 2001) was a United States Marine and an author of books about the military history of the United States, Catholic history and culture, sports books, fiction books, autobiographies, and children's books.
Robert Leckie has 78 books on Goodreads with 60982 ratings. Robert Leckie’s most popular book is Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific.
Helmet for My Pillow is the personal narrative written by World War II United States Marine Corps veteran, author, and military historian Robert Leckie. First published in 1957, the story begins with Leckie's enlisting in the United States Marines shortly after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor .
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Dec 24, 2001 · Robert Leckie. Leckie was born on December 18, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey. He began his career as a writer in high school, as a sports writer for ''The Bergen Evening Record'' in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Jul 22, 2020 · Former WWII veteran, author Robert Leckie honored with banner in downtown Rutherford. Sean Farrell. NorthJersey.com. 0:00. 1:48. RUTHERFORD – The tapping of an old Royal typewriter was the...
Feb 2, 2010 · The purely human experience of war in the Pacific, written in the graceful imagery of a human being who—somehow—survived.”—Tom Hanks. See Robert Leckie's story in the HBO miniseries The Pacific. Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II.
Jul 1, 1996 · Former Marine and Pacific War veteran Robert Leckie tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa, the closing battle of World War II. Leckie is a skilled military historian, mixing battle strategy and analysis with portraits of the men who fought on both sides to give the reader a complete account of the invasion.
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Robert Leckie (1920–2001) was the author of more than 30 works of military history as well as Marines!, a collection of short stories, and Lord, What a Family!, a memoir.
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Feb 9, 2010 · Robert Leckie (1920-2001) was a decorated World War II marine, prominent journalist, and the author of more than forty books, including his bestselling wartime memoir, Helmet for My Pillow.
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