Helmet for My Pillow

To be a Marine is to subscribe to the idea that nothing in war is impossible—including the writing of books. Now, after fifteen years have passed and the jungle has reclaimed the scenes, comes this engaging story of a young man's personal adventures with the vast and ultimately overwhelming forces that defeated him. This is an old story, but it is told in a fresh and lovely voice. Robert Leckie writes with charm, with personal humility, with humor, with a rare gift for capturing all that is...