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Robert Hugh Leckie (December 18, 1920 – December 24, 2001) was a United States Marine and an author of books about the military history of the United States, Catholic history and culture, sports books, fiction books, autobiographies, and children's books.
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.
Delivered From Evil (ISBN 0060158123) is a non-fiction book about World War II which was written by Robert Leckie, an American author of popular books about the military history of the United States. Each chapter of this book is a biography, and a narrative also runs through the book. The narrative of the book is the history of World War II.
The Pacific is a 2010 American war drama miniseries produced by HBO, Playtone, and DreamWorks that premiered in the United States on March 14, 2010.. The series is a companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers and focuses on the United States Marine Corps's actions in the Pacific Theater of Operations within the wider Pacific War.
A colloquium in partnership with the National World War II Museum will be held on Feb. 11. The Hilliard is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on ...
Robert Leckie may refer to: Robert Leckie (RCAF officer) (1890–1975), Canadian air marshal Robert Leckie (author) (1920–2001), American author of military history
Leckie retired from the Royal Canadian Air Force on 1 September 1947, [2] though he continued to take an interest in aviation, serving as a special consultant to the Air Cadet League. [5] Air Marshal Leckie died on 31 March 1975, the last surviving wartime Chief of the Air Staff, aged 84. He was survived by his widow, Bernice, and two sons. [4] [5]
The museum’s Confederate and Union military artifacts, valued at $3 million when the $1.5 million building opened in 2004, are now worth $20 million-$25 million and “may be the biggest private ...