Next Sunday, HBO premiers their much-anticipated new series The Pacific, largely based on two U.S.M.C. memoirs - E.B. Sledge's With the Old Breed and Robert Leckie's Helmet for My Pillow.
Tantor Media has just published an unabridged recording of Helmet for My Pillow, and a new memoir Islands of the Damned by R.V. Burgin (who was the squad leader of E.B. Sledge, and will also be portrayed on the new series).
I would also highly recommend the earlier book, Brotherhood of Heroes by Bill Sloan, on the battle of Peleliu, also on CD from Tantor.
Helmet for My Pillow: $27.99 USD
Islands of the Damned: $27.99 USD
Brotherhood of Heroes: $30.39 USD
Audio makes a great way to compliment your time painting up your historical miniatures or on your commute to work.
These audio books are all available at Amazon.com, BN.com, or directly from Tantor. 20% discount and free shipping is available on direct orders. Please check out all our other titles! Tons of military history!
If you prefer downloads, these are all available on download at audible.com.
Reviews of Helmet for My Pillow:
Helmet for My Pillow is a grand and epic prose poem. Robert Leckie's theme is the purely human experience of war in the Pacific, written in the graceful imagery of a human being who—somehow—survived.
— Tom Hanks
One hell of a book! The real stuff that proves the U.S. Marines are the greatest fighting men on earth!
— Leon Uris, author of Battle Cry