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Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

Paperback • 2010 • English

Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

By Robert Leckie

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II. Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In Helmet for My Pillow we follow his odyssey, from basic training on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. Recounting his service with the 1st Marine Division and the brutal action on Gu...Show more

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ISBN

9780553593310

Publisher

BANTAM

Published year

2010

Language

English

Original title

Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific

Format

Paperback

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