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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.
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.
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.
A scared Sledge barely hits land, as other soldiers of the regiment are gunned down. As they advance, Leckie and the rest of the Division arrive through a different beach. The Division struggles with the threat of a Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, forcing them to retreat. They eventually continue forward when a M4 Sherman destroys the Type 95.
Leckie's relationship with Vera deepens as time passes. Sledge is resistant in using his military uniform, not wanting to relive the memories. During a society ball, Sledge and Phillips talk about their returns, with Phillips asking him to try to move on for the sake of their families.
Vera Cruz was also the first production to use the SuperScope widescreen process, which was designed to achieve anamorphic prints from standard flat 35mm negatives. [13] Shot at a conventional 1.37:1 aspect ratio, the film was cropped to 2:1 in post-production, given a CinemaScope -compatible (2x) squeeze, and blown up to normal frame height.
The following actors played starring roles in multiple episodes and are split by the principal character they appear with. Characters from the different plot strands do occasionally interact, while Sidney Phillips serves with Leckie and is the best friend of Sledge. James Badge Dale as PFC. Robert Leckie (1920–2001)
Robert Leckie may refer to: Robert Leckie (RCAF officer) (1890–1975), Canadian air marshal; Robert Leckie (author) (1920–2001), American author of military history;