Guadalcanal- The Turning Point of the War
Robert Leckie(1920-2001) was the author of more than 30 works of military history as well asMarines!, a collection of short stories, andLord, What a Family!, a memoir.Raised in Rutherford, New Jersey, he started writing professionally at age 16,covering sports forthe Bergen Evening Recordof Hackensack, New Jersey. Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on the day following the attack on Pearl Harbor, going on to serve as a machine gunnerand as an intelligence scout and participating in all 1st Marine Division campaigns exceptOkinawa.He was awarded five battle stars, the Naval CommendationMedal with Combat V, and the Purple Heart. Helmet for My Pillowwas his first book; it received the USMCCombat Correspondents Association Award upon publication.
“Leckie puts you in the foxhole.”—The New York Times Book
Review
“Fast-paced and informative . . . Characters are very much alive on
the printed page.”—Navy Times
“[A] stirring story of America’s survival in its grimmest hour . .
. as readable and gripping as a novel.”—Patriot Ledger
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