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To: BBell
I recommend the book..."A Helmet for my Pillow"....by Robert Leckie...

Excellent writer.........And was THERE!

17 posted on 04/01/2018 8:48:58 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: Osage Orange

Coincidentally, I recently finished reading “With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa” by EB Sledge.

His recounting of his experience at Okinawa is almost beyond belief. This book and “Helmet for My Pillow” were the basis for the “Pacific” series.


20 posted on 04/01/2018 8:54:34 PM PDT by sevlex
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To: Osage Orange
I recommend the book..."A Helmet for my Pillow"....by Robert Leckie...
Excellent writer.........And was THERE!

He was also at Guadalcanal. When I was in high school, I read and enjoyed his book Challenge for the Pacific; Guadalcanal, the turning point of the war (Garden City, NY: Doubleday. 1965).

26 posted on 04/01/2018 9:10:43 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Osage Orange

May I recommend “Stepping Stones Across The Pacific: A Collection Of Short Stories From The Pacific War” by Tibor Torok?

His son and I used to play together while his dad and my dad worked together at MCAS Beaufort.

I guess it was too painful for him to write about until 1999, my dad, who talked very little about those days, allowed it was pretty accurate...


29 posted on 04/01/2018 9:22:09 PM PDT by null and void ("We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?" ~ Joseph Stalin)
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