Robert Leckie, A Marine We Should Know
Robert Leckie is known to many Marines for his personal memoir Helmet for My Pillow
about his service as a Machine Gunner and Scout with the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal and other campaigns during WWII. Born in Philadelphia in 1920, Mr Leckie grew up in New Jersey. He began his writing career as a sports writer in Hackensack at the age of 16. Robert Leckie enlisted in the Marine Corps the day after Pearl Harbor and served in every major 1st Marine Division campaign during WWII except the battle of Okinawa.
Mr Leckie returned home following WWII and returned to work as a reporter for the AP, New York Journal American and the Star-Ledger among others. His best selling book Helmet for My Pillow was published in 1957. He is the author of over 40 books on American History.
Helmet for My Pillow
and With the Old Breed
by former Marine Eugene B. Sledge are the basis for The Pacific (HBO Miniseries)
about the 1st Marine Division during WWII. Resources for Marines by and about Robert Leckie
Robert Leckie on Wik (author)
Strong Men Armed: The United States Marines Against Japan
Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II
Delivered from Evil: Saga of World War Two
The Wars of America
Few Acres of Snow: The Saga of the French and Indian Wars
The Battle for Iwo Jima
MARINES!
The March to Glory
The Pacific (HBO Miniseries)
Posted by Leading Marines.com at 3/14/2010 9:29 AM 
Categories: Marines you should know
Tags: USMC History professional military reading Leadership Books combat leadership Marine Corps Legacy Marine Corps History
Categories: Marines you should know
Tags: USMC History professional military reading Leadership Books combat leadership Marine Corps Legacy Marine Corps History
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