Robert Leckie (author)
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There is more than one person with this name: see Robert Leckie (disambiguation).
Robert Leckie (1920 - 2001) was an American author of popular books on the military history of the United States. As a young man, he served in the 1st Marine Division during World War II. His experiences as a machine gunner at Guadalcanal are said to have greatly influenced his outlook.
He continues to be a popular author. He has with over thirty-five works, many of which continue to be reprinted. He used a direct style in describing context and battle actions.
He has been criticized by some historians as lacking rigor (he uses almost no footnotes). He has also been tagged as politically incorrect for his portrayal of the USA's enemies and Native Americans.
[edit] Books by Robert Leckie
- The Wars of America; Harper Collins, 1968 (1998 edition ISBN 0-7858-0914-7)
- George Washington's War: The Saga of the American Revolution; Harper Collins, 1992, ISBN 0-06-016289-9 (Paperback ISBN 0-06-092215-X)
- From Sea to Shining Sea: From the War of 1812 to the Mexican-American War, the Saga of America's Expansion; HarperPerrenial, 1994, ISBN 0-06-016802-1(Paperback ISBN 0-06-092254-0)
- None Died in Vain: The Saga of the Civil War; HarperPerrenial, 1990 ISBN 0-06-016280-5 (Paperback ISBN 0-06-092116-1)
- Delivered From Evil: The Saga of World War II;HarperPerennial, 1987, (Paperback ISBN 0-06-091535-8)
- Conflict: The History of the Korean War, 1950-53, 1996
- The Wars of America: From 1600 to 1900;Harper Collins, 1998, ISBN 0-06-012571-3 (Paperback ISBN 0-06-092409-8)
- A Few Acres of Snow: The Saga of the French and Indian Wars; Wiley & Son, 2000, ISBN 0-471-24690-5 ( Paperback ISBN 0-471-39020-8)
- Challenge for the Pacific: The Bloody Six-Month Battle of Guadalcanal; Doubleday & Company, 1968 ( Paperback ISBN 0-306-80911-7)
- Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II ; Viking Press, 1995, ISBN 0-670-84716-X
- The General; I Books (April 2, 2002), 1991, ISBN 0-7434-4461-2
