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Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific"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 Hanks See Robert Leckie's story in the HBO miniseries The Pacific 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
"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 Pacific 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 Guadalcanal, New Britain, and Peleliu, Leckie spares no detail of the horrors and sacrifices of war, painting an unvarnished portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defense of their country. From the live-for-today rowdiness of marines on leave to the terrors of jungle warfare against an enemy determined to fight to the last man, Leckie describes what war is really like when victory can only be measured inch by bloody inch. Woven throughout are Leckie's hard-won, eloquent, and thoroughly unsentimental meditations on the meaning of war and why we fight. Unparalleled in its immediacy and accuracy, Helmet for My Pillow will leave no reader untouched. This is a book that brings you as close to the mud, the blood, and the experience of war as it is safe to come.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 02/02/2010
ISBN: 9780553593310
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.12w x 0.71d
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I now have a new favorite real estate investing book. Real Estate by the Numbers has now been added to my permanent investing collection of must-reads. I bought Frank's book, similar topic, 20 years ago as I began my then "casual" interest in investing. I find J & Dave's book more accessible with anecdotal stories that help deliver the content in an easy-to-grasp style for both newcomers and existing real estate pros alike. Know anybody seeking financial freedom through real estate investing? Buy them a copy of J &Dave's new book (or both)!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2022
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Great, Awesome, and Entertaining
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My son loves this graphic novel! We preordered, it just arrived and we are already a little over halfway thru. My son is still a toddler so I have to read it to him. I'm enjoying it just as much as he is. The story is actually broken up into two smaller books. There's no other chapters but plenty of "natural pauses" to indicate a change in scene. The story so far is great. Very entertaining with some nice humor mixed in. Love the artwork style as well. You won't be disappointed with purchasing this.
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★★★★★ 5
THE ART IS AMAZING!
Format: Paperback
Do you like Adventure Time? Do you like Hilda? This book is a mash up of both, with it's own special flair.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Kids loved both books
Format: Paperback
Both my children (8 &10) loved this series. And because it wasn’t clear to us at first, the blue book is the 1st in the series. The red one is the 2nd.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Great graphic novel for 2nd/3rd grade
Format: Paperback
My 8 1/2 year old loves graphic novels so we’re always on the hunt for more. She loved this (has read it twice already) and is excited to read the next book in the series.
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