Helmet for my pillow : from Parris Island to the Pacific, a young Marine's stirring account of combat in World War II

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Label

Helmet for my pillow : from Parris Island to the Pacific, a young Marine's stirring account of combat in World War II

Title remainder

from Parris Island to the Pacific, a young Marine's stirring account of combat in World War II

Statement of responsibility

Robert Leckie

Creator

• Leckie, Robert, 1920-2001

Subject

• United States, Marine Corps
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
• Leckie, Robert, 1920-2001
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations

Genre

• Personal narratives, American

Language

eng

Summary

Leckie provides one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of WWII. Follow his odyssey, from basic training to the raging battles in the Pacific

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction