Robert Leckie Books in Order
Robert Leckie is a renowned American war historian and memoirist, known for his vivid and unflinching accounts of military history. Born on December 18, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey, where he began his writing career as a sports writer for ''The Bergen Evening Record'' in Hackensack, New Jersey, while still in high school. Leckie's experiences as a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific theater, deeply influenced his writing and shaped his perspective on the realities of war. He is the author of more than 40 books on American war history, including his critically acclaimed memoir ''Helmet for My Pillow'', published in 1957.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Robert Leckie
- #1AmazonLife in Colonial America (By: Elizabeth George Speare)(1963)
- #2AmazonThe Story of World War II(1964)
- #3AmazonAmerican Heroes of the 20th Century (By: )(1967)
- #4AmazonThe Landmark History of the American People, 2 Volumes (By: Daniel J. Boorstin,Ruth Frankel Boorstin)(1968)
- #5AmazonGreat American Battles(1968)
- #6AmazonAmericans to the Moon (By: Gene Gurney)(1970)
- #7AmazonThe Story Of Football(1973)
- #8AmazonThe Landmark History of the American People, Volume 1: From Plymouth to the West (By: Daniel J. Boorstin,Ruth Frankel Boorstin)(2012)
- #1AmazonHelmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific(1957)
- #2AmazonStrong Men Armed: The United States Marines Against Japan(1961)
- #3AmazonConflict: The History Of The Korean War, 1950-1953(1962)
- #4AmazonChallenge for the Pacific: Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of the War(1966)
- #5AmazonWarfare(1970)
- #6AmazonThe World Turned Upside Down: The Story of the American Revolution(1972)
- #7AmazonThe war Nobody Won, 1812(1974)
- #8AmazonThe Wars Of America(1981)
- #9AmazonDelivered from Evil: The Saga of World War II(1987)
- #10AmazonNone Died in Vain: The Saga of the American Civil War(1990)
- #11AmazonGeorge Washington's War: The Saga of the American Revolution(1992)
- #12AmazonFrom Sea to Shining Sea: From the War of 1812 to the Mexican War; The Saga of America's Expansion(1993)
- #13AmazonOkinawa: The Last Battle of World War II(1995)
- #14AmazonA Few Acres Of Snow: The Saga Of The French And Indian Wars(1999)
- #15AmazonThe World War II Reader(2001)
- #1AmazonThirty Seconds Over Tokyo (By: Ted W. Lawson,Peter B. Mersky)(1943)
- #2AmazonThe Voyages of Christopher Columbus (By: Armstrong Sperry)(1950)
- #3AmazonThe Landing of the Pilgrims (By: James Daugherty)(1950)
- #4AmazonOur Independence and the Constitution (By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher)(1950)
- #5AmazonPaul Revere and the Minute Men (By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher)(1950)
- #6AmazonThe Monitor and the Merrimac and Other Naval Battles (By: Fletcher Pratt)(1951)
- #7AmazonThe Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans (By: Robert Tallant)(1951)
- #8AmazonBen Franklin of Old Philadelphia (By: Margaret Cousins)(1952)
- #9AmazonTrappers and Traders of the Far West (By: James Daugherty)(1952)
- #10AmazonClipper Ship Days (By: John Edward Jennings)(1952)
- #11AmazonThe Louisiana Purchase (By: Robert Tallant)(1952)
- #12AmazonJohn Paul Jones, Fighting Sailor (By: Armstrong Sperry)(1953)
- #13AmazonClara Barton (By: Helen Boylston)(1955)
- #14AmazonDavy Crockett (By: Stewart Hall Holbrook)(1955)
- #15AmazonThe Story of D-Day (By: Bruce Bliven Jr.)(1956)
- #16AmazonAbe Lincoln: Log Cabin to White House (By: Sterling North)(1956)
- #17AmazonWyatt Earp: U.S. Marshal (By: Stewart Hall Holbrook)(1956)
- #18AmazonEvangeline and The Acadians (By: Robert Tallant)(1957)
- #19AmazonRemember the Alamo! (By: Robert Penn Warren)(1958)
- #20AmazonAndrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel (By: Katherine Binney Shippen)(1958)
- #21AmazonThe American Revolution (By: Bruce Bliven Jr.)(1958)
- #22AmazonThe Battle for the Atlantic (By: Jay Williams)(1959)
- #23AmazonThe Golden Age of Railroads (By: Stewart Hall Holbrook)(1960)
- #24AmazonFrom Pearl Harbor to Okinawa: The War in the Pacific: 1941-1945 (By: Bruce Bliven Jr.)(1960)
- #25AmazonWilliam Penn: Quaker Hero (By: Hildegarde Dolson)(1961)
- #26AmazonAmericans into Orbit: The Story of Project Mercury (By: Gene Gurney)(1962)
- #27AmazonMr. Bell Invents the Telephone (By: Katherine Binney Shippen)(1963)
- #28AmazonThe Story of Thomas Alva Edison (By: Margaret Cousins)(1965)
- #29AmazonFrom Casablanca To Berlin- The War in North Africa and Europe: 1942-1945 (By: Bruce Bliven Jr.)(1965)
- #30AmazonWalk in Space: The Story of Project Gemini (By: Gene Gurney)(1967)
- #31AmazonThe Copper Kings of Montana (By: Marian T. Place)(1967)
- #32AmazonBattle for Iwo Jima(1967)
- #33AmazonThe Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd (By: A.B.C. Whipple)(1970)
- #34AmazonGeorge Washington: Frontier Colonel (By: Sterling North)(2006)
- #35AmazonThe Swamp Fox of the Revolution (By: Stewart Hall Holbrook)(2008)
About Robert Leckie
Robert Leckie is a renowned American war historian and memoirist, known for his vivid and unflinching accounts of military history. Born on December 18, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey, where he began his writing career as a sports writer for ''The Bergen Evening Record'' in Hackensack, New Jersey, while still in high school. Leckie's experiences as a Marine Corps veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific theater, deeply influenced his writing and shaped his perspective on the realities of war. He is the author of more than 40 books on American war history, including his critically acclaimed memoir ''Helmet for My Pillow'', published in 1957.
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