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Helmet for My Pillow is the personal narrative written by World War II United States Marine Corps veteran, author, and military historian Robert Leckie. First published in 1957, the story begins with Leckie's enlisting in the United States Marines shortly after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. According to his wife Vera, Leckie was inspired to write the book in 1951 after seeing South Pacific on Broadway and walking out halfway through it. He said, "I have to tell the story of how it really was. I have to let people know the war wasn't a musical."

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  • Helmet for My Pillow is the personal narrative written by World War II United States Marine Corps veteran, author, and military historian Robert Leckie. First published in 1957, the story begins with Leckie's enlisting in the United States Marines shortly after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. According to his wife Vera, Leckie was inspired to write the book in 1951 after seeing South Pacific on Broadway and walking out halfway through it. He said, "I have to tell the story of how it really was. I have to let people know the war wasn't a musical." The HBO mini-series The Pacific (2010) was adapted in large part from Helmet for My Pillow, along with Eugene Sledge's With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa, and the personal story of Medal of Honor recipient Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone. (en)
  • Helmet for My Pillow (Un casque pour mon coussin en français) est un récit personnel rédigé par Robert Leckie, vétéran de la Seconde Guerre mondiale du Corps des Marines des États-Unis, auteur et historien militaire. Publié pour la première fois en 1957, le récit débute avec l'enrôlement de Leckie dans les Marines, peu après l'attaque de Pearl Harbor en 1941. La mini-série Band of Brothers : L’Enfer du Pacifique de la chaîne de télévision américaine HBO fut adaptée pour une large part sur la base du récit de Helmet for My Pillow, ainsi que sur celui d'Eugene Sledge, (en) et sur l'histoire personnelle de l'adjudant récipiendaire de la Médaille d'honneur John Basilone. (fr)
  • Helmet for My Pillow è un romanzo autobiografico scritto dal Marine e scrittore Robert Leckie e pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1957. Il libro è stato utilizzato, assieme ad altri due testi, come base per la miniserie televisiva The Pacific, andata in onda nel 2010. Il libro racconta in modo dettagliato le esperienze di Leckie nel Corpo dei Marines, dal suo arruolamento a Parris Island passando per Guadalcanal, il periodo di riposo in Australia, le giungle di Capo Gloucester ed infine Peleliu, dove venne ferito ed evacuato. Esso inizia con una dedica a una certa Vera, la quale dice "Cara Vera siamo in un'isola sconosciuta nel cuore del Pacifico, con migliaia di giapponesi che ci tengono svegli giorno e notte...". La dedica è a Vera Keller. La donna che divenne la moglie di Robert Leckie. (it)
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  • Helmet for My Pillow is the personal narrative written by World War II United States Marine Corps veteran, author, and military historian Robert Leckie. First published in 1957, the story begins with Leckie's enlisting in the United States Marines shortly after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. According to his wife Vera, Leckie was inspired to write the book in 1951 after seeing South Pacific on Broadway and walking out halfway through it. He said, "I have to tell the story of how it really was. I have to let people know the war wasn't a musical." (en)
  • Helmet for My Pillow (Un casque pour mon coussin en français) est un récit personnel rédigé par Robert Leckie, vétéran de la Seconde Guerre mondiale du Corps des Marines des États-Unis, auteur et historien militaire. Publié pour la première fois en 1957, le récit débute avec l'enrôlement de Leckie dans les Marines, peu après l'attaque de Pearl Harbor en 1941. (fr)
  • Helmet for My Pillow è un romanzo autobiografico scritto dal Marine e scrittore Robert Leckie e pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1957. Il libro è stato utilizzato, assieme ad altri due testi, come base per la miniserie televisiva The Pacific, andata in onda nel 2010. La dedica è a Vera Keller. La donna che divenne la moglie di Robert Leckie. (it)
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