The Resource Helmet for my pillow : from Parris Island to the Pacific, a young Marine's stirring account of combat in World War II, Robert Leckie
Helmet for my pillow : from Parris Island to the Pacific, a young Marine's stirring account of combat in World War II, Robert Leckie
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The item Helmet for my pillow : from Parris Island to the Pacific, a young Marine's stirring account of combat in World War II, Robert Leckie represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Bantam Books trade paperback ed.
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Note
- "Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form ... by Random House ... in 1957"--T.p. verso
- Isbn
- 9780553593310
- Label
- Helmet for my pillow : from Parris Island to the Pacific, a young Marine's stirring account of combat in World War II
- Title
- Helmet for my pillow
- 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
- Subject
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- trueMarines -- United States -- History -- World War II
- trueMilitary campaigns
- truePacific Area
- trueSoldiers -- United States -- History -- World War II
- trueUnited States -- History, Military -- 20th century
- United States, Marine Corps
- trueUnited States, Marine Corps -- History -- World War II
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War II
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
- trueWorld War II -- Personal narratives
- Leckie, Robert, 1920-2001
- 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
- Summary
- Follow John Leckie's 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 services 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
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
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- 177553
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1920-2001
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Leckie, Robert
- Dewey number
- 940.548173
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Leckie, Robert
- United States
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Helmet for my pillow : from Parris Island to the Pacific, a young Marine's stirring account of combat in World War II, Robert Leckie
- Note
- "Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form ... by Random House ... in 1957"--T.p. verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 15533324
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- Bantam Books trade paperback ed.
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553593310
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn368020576
- (OCoLC)368020576
- Label
- Helmet for my pillow : from Parris Island to the Pacific, a young Marine's stirring account of combat in World War II, Robert Leckie
- Note
- "Originally published in hardcover in slightly different form ... by Random House ... in 1957"--T.p. verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 15533324
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- Bantam Books trade paperback ed.
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553593310
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn368020576
- (OCoLC)368020576
Subject
- trueMarines -- United States -- History -- World War II
- trueMilitary campaigns
- truePacific Area
- trueSoldiers -- United States -- History -- World War II
- trueUnited States -- History, Military -- 20th century
- United States, Marine Corps
- trueUnited States, Marine Corps -- History -- World War II
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War II
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
- trueWorld War II -- Personal narratives
- Leckie, Robert, 1920-2001
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