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  • Helmet For My Pillow [Illustrated Edition]

    by Robert Leckie ...
    Includes over 220 photos, maps and plans following Robert "Lucky" Leckie's Pacific War with the 1st Marine Division"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 ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • George Washington's War

    The Saga of the American Revolution

    by Robert Leckie ...
    "Exciting accounts of the major campaigns [of the American Revolution] . . . a reminder of what history can be when written by a master." —Publishers Weekly"Beginning with a recapitulation of the French and Indian War—which, though ending in British victory, represented the beginning of the end of the British empire in America—[Robert] Leckie briskly recounts the well-known events leading to ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Okinawa

    A Decorated Marine's Account of the Last Battle of World War II

    by Robert Leckie ...
    Penguin delivers you to the front lines of The Pacific Theater with the real-life stories behind the HBO miniseries.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 ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $6.99 USD

  • Challenge for the Pacific

    Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of the War

    by Robert Leckie ...
    From Robert Leckie, the World War II veteran and New York Times bestselling author of Helmet for My Pillow, whose experiences were featured in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, comes this vivid narrative of the astonishing six-month campaign for Guadalcanal.From the Japanese soldiers’ carefully calculated—and ultimately foiled—attempt to build a series of impregnable island forts on the ground to ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Helmet for My Pillow

    From Parris Island to the Pacific

    by Robert Leckie ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 19 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Helmet for My Pillow is a gripping memoir that transports readers to the frontlines of World War II through the eyes of Robert Leckie, a young Marine who fought in some of the most brutal battles of the Pacific Theater. With raw honesty and vivid prose, Leckie recounts his experiences from boot camp to the bloody battles of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester ... Read more

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  • Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific, A Marine Tells His Story

    by Robert Leckie ...
    Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts to ever come out of the Second World War. Robert Leckie was 21 when he enlisted in the US Marine Corps in January 1942. In Helmet for My Pillow we follow his journey, from boot camp 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 ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Strong Men Armed

    The United States Marines Against Japan

    by Robert Leckie ...
    The bestselling classic written by the veteran whose WWII exploits are featured in the Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg HBO miniseries The Pacific.Strong Men Armed relates the U.S. Marines' unprecedented, relentless drive across the Pacific during World War II, from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, detailing their struggle to dislodge from heavily fortified islands an entrenched enemy who had vowed to fight to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Helmet for My Pillow

    From Parris Island to the Pacific

    by Robert Leckie ...
    “A grand and epic prose poem . . . The purely human experience of war in the Pacific, written in the graceful imagery of a human being who—somehow—survived.”—Tom HanksSee Robert Leckie's story in the HBO miniseries The PacificHere 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 ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Secret Mission to Alaska Sandy Steele Adventures #5

    by Robert Leckie ...
    "Secret Mission to Alaska" continues the adventures of Sandy Steele, a young protagonist involved in thrilling escapades. In this installment, Sandy Steele is tasked with a secret mission in Alaska, a region known for its rugged terrain and untamed wilderness.The plot revolves around Sandy’s journey to Alaska, where he faces various challenges and obstacles. The mission involves elements of ... Read more

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  • Danger at Mormon Crossing

    by Robert Leckie ...
    "Danger at Mormon Crossing" is an adventure novel set in the American West during the period of westward expansion. The story revolves around a young protagonist who faces various challenges and dangers while traveling or living near a Mormon settlement.The plot typically involves themes of exploration, frontier life, and the conflicts that arise as settlers and indigenous peoples encounter each ... Read more

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  • Helmet for My Pillow

    From Parris Island to the Pacific

    by Robert Leckie ...
    Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts to ever come out of the Second World War.Robert Leckie was 21 when he enlisted in the US Marine Corps in January 1942.In Helmet for My Pillow we follow his journey, from boot camp 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 ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mi casco por almohada

    by Robert Leckie ...
    Las memorias de Robert Leckie constituyen uno de los más apasionantes relatos de un testigo directo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial.En enero de 1942, poco después del ataque japonés a Pearl Harbor, se alistó en el cuerpo de marines de los Estados Unidos. Aquí se narra su odisea, desde el durísimo y apresurado entrenamiento en Carolina del Sur hasta las feroces batallas de la campaña del Pacífico.Sin ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus