Books by Robert Leckie and Complete Book Reviews
Robert Leckie, Author Penguin Books $15 (224p) ISBN 978-0-14-017389-5
Military historian Leckie covers the fierce battle between American and Japanese troops for the island of Okinawa throughout the spring of 1945. (July)
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Robert Leckie, Author HarperCollins Publishers $29.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-016280-1
Leckie ( Delivered from Evil ) is a skillful guide through the daunting complexities of the American Civil War. His descriptions of battles and campaigns, from Fort Sumter to the post-Appomattox surrender of Gen. Joe Johnston's rebel remnant, enable
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Robert Leckie, Author HarperCollins Publishers $35 (672p) ISBN 978-0-06-016289-4
This fast-paced, vivid narrative enhances Leckie's reputation as a popular military historian ( Delivered from Evil ; None Died in Vain ). A storyteller in the tradition of Bruce Catton, he perceives the origins of the American Revolution in the...
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Robert Leckie, Author Viking Books $24.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-670-84716-7
Larger in both number of troops and tonnage than the Normandy landing, the battle for Okinawa, April 1-June 21, 1945, was the last great campaign of WWII. Leckie here recreates the events, from the planning by American fleet admirals in a suite at...
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