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From parris island to the pacific is the title of the memoirs of pfc. First published in 1957 the story begins with leckie s enlisting in the united states marines shortly after the 1941 attack on pearl harbor. 1979 Helmet For My Pillow Robert Leckie Hardcover Ww2 Pacific Robert leckie s theme …

His narratives of his exposure to the drill instructors of the slow disappearance of individuality and of his drunken adventures while being away from camp without permission stood out to me perhaps because leckie s writing was so captivating words flowing almost like poetry. At peleliu and okinaw…