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Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie — WisdomDeck honest review

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Helmet for My Pillow

by Robert Leckie

Leckie's literary memoir of Guadalcanal and Peleliu, with humor, rebellion and horror. Paired with Sledge in The Pacific.

Read it if…

you want a writer's view of the Pacific war.

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Skip it if…

you want tactical detail.

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Three things you will actually use

Humor survives anything.
Individuality under discipline.
Honesty about fear.

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Our verdict

A writer at war.

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