Written by Robert Leckie, whose wartime exploits will be featured this spring in the upcoming Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg HBO miniseries The Pacific , Strong Men Armed has been a perennial bestselling classic account of the Pacific theater in World War II.
Here he uses firsthand experience and impeccable research to re-create the nightmarish battles.
As scout and machine-gunner for the First Marine Division, Leckie fought in all its engagements until his wounding at Peleliu.
Written by Robert Leckie, whose wartime exploits will be featured this spring in the upcoming Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg HBO miniseries The Pacific , Strong Men Armed has been a perennial bestselling classic account of the Pacific theater in World War II
