Leckie, Robert

Helmet for My Pillow : From Parris Island to the Pacific

A soldier gives a riveting account of his World War II odyssey, from basic training all the way to the raging battles on Guadalcanal, New Britain and Peleliu, sparing no detail of the horrors and sacrifices of war, in a book from which material was adapted for the forthcoming HBO miniseries The Pacific. Original. TV tie-in.