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File Size: 4640 KB
Print Length: 252 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1977052304
Publisher: Bantam (January 22, 2010)
Publication Date: February 2, 2010
Language: English
ASIN: B0035J5DJ6
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I was given this book by a veteran named Robert Brutinel who had served in the Marine paratroops. He joined in 1942 and arrived on Guadalcanal after the climactic fighting. However, he served on Vella La Vella and Choiseul and then fought in the 5th Division and was wounded on Iwo. When he handed me the book he said, "If you want to know what it was like, this is it." He thought the humor of the book and the camaraderie of the Marines was exactly like what he experienced. So I read the book. To this day, it is my all-time favorite Pacific theater book. And it's right up there, in my opinion, with the Forgotten Soldier on the "all-time best WWII book" shelf (with a handful of others.)I couldn't help but read some of the critical reviews. I completely disagreed with them. Often they accused the author, Robert Leckie, of having a great resentment toward leadership and authority. I did not find that the case at all. In fact, Leckie often praised officers and had great respect for the good ones. What he couldn't stand, and it shows in his book, is unfair use of power in leadership positions -- also called theft. In almost every instance, be it the cigars LT Ivy-League stole, or the Japanese footlocker stolen by LT Big Picture, Leckie had every right to be angry and I wonder if any of the people who criticized him would have acted any differently.Another criticized Leckie for drinking and womanizing when he was not in combat. Apparently that reader did not realize that Leckie (just like the thousands of other Marines who took liberty Down Under) had been on Guadalcanal for 5 months, with nothing but death staring him in the face and not a single woman to lay eyes on, and was now on liberty in the very country he had helped save from invasion, knowing he would be going back into combat soon. Leckie was no different than many of the other Marines, just more honest about it. I laughed at the part when a Marine was coming back from a rendezvous with a young Australian girl and commented to Leckie that the Australian girls had no morals. Leckie's comment to that hypocrisy made me laugh.Helmet for my pillow is the type of book you simply can't put down. And you will be reading it and people in the other room will ask you "What's so funny?" because you often laugh out-loud at the wonderfully entertaining style Leckie uses. But at other times you will be riveted and saddened by the loss of great heroes like LT Racehorse and many others. (May they rest in peace.)Robert Leckie was truly a gifted writer and it's no wonder he made his career writing for newspapers and then writing best sellers. Fantastic book.
A must read for all Americans. This book is a perfect companion to E.B. Sledge's With the Old Breed. Both books chronicle the unrelenting stress, fatigue, brutality, and stygian hell that the 1st Marine Division experienced while fighting a cruel and sadistic Japanese enemy in the pacific theater of war. Leckie's Helmet for my Pillow takes the reader from the hallowed training grounds of Parris Island, through the months of chaos and death on Guadalcanal, to the misery and futility of Cape Gloucester, and on to the bloody beaches and airfields of Peleliu.Leckie is a truly gifted writer, who delineates not only the common courage, sacrifice and tenacity of the Marines in his unit, but also the banality and awkward humor that can arise between brothers in battle. Both Leckie and Sledge truly avoid the usual politically correct anti-war sentiments found so frequently today. However, these novels do not glorify war in any way. Instead, these books act as a testament to the unbelievable sacrifice and dedication exhibited by a generation of young men committed to protecting their country, The Marine Corps, and to each other, their brothers in arms.
Agree with all the other enthusiastic reviews. But what puzzled me, why invade Pelelieu? By that point the US controlled the sea lanes why not just blockade the island? Surely the 10,000 Japanese there if not re supplied could not have lasted more than a month. Losing some 7,000 US Marines seems an incredible waste.Major General William Rupertus, (USMC commander of 1st Marine Division) predicted the island would be secured within four days.[4] However, after repeated Imperial Army losses in previous island campaigns, Japan had developed new island-defense tactics and well-crafted fortifications that allowed stiff resistance,[5] extending the battle through more than two months. In the United States, this was a controversial battle because of the island's questionable strategic value and the high casualty rate, which exceeded that of all other amphibious operations during the Pacific War.[6] The National Museum of the Marine Corps called it "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines".[7]
If, after reading Ian Toll's terrific trilogy on the Pacific Theater, and watching 'The Pacific' for the umpteenth time, you decide to buy the trilogy of first-hand accounts by Tatum, Leckie and Sledge, read them in that order. Leave the best till last. That's not to say the first is not worth a read, it is; any such first-hand account is worth a read, no matter if it fits with your personal perception of how a book should be written or not. Tatum's is not written like Leckie's, which in turn is not written like Sledge's, yet they each have their character and worth. And if more people read such accounts, the world might just become a more appreciative place for the likes of men who willingly stand up to serve. It might, also, slow down in its rush to war.Leckie's book, here, is written much like Ambrose Bierce might actually scribe it. Bierce was not everyone's cup of tea, but he saw war and described the cruel consequence of it in a similar way. For that, well done Mr. Leckie, I enjoyed it, a lot. Thank you!
I just like reading bits of history from someone's perspective that actually lived it. I thoroughly enjoyed this book because there were details about the actual fighting and boot camp and training but there was also "side stories", for lack of a better term, to help remember that these were real people. They weren't just some made up characters. These were incredible men that made this country great! I thought this book did a great job or portraying just that. And it didn't have all the profanity that some do. All that's not necessary to me. I know how vulgar Marines can be. I don't have to actually read it. I definitely recommend this book.
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