With the Old Breed, btw, is an excellent read. I have not read the other. Synopsis?
Leckie landed with 1stMarDiv at Guadalcanal, and stayed with the Division through all of the campaigns until he was wounded at Peliliu. Its his autobiography from his experiences, and its much more colorful than "Old Breed", as he recounts the "Battle of Brisbane" while 1stMarDiv was taking on replacements and training in Australia after they left the Canal. From the previews, it looks like some of the making out scenes may be from his book, because he's got a lot of liberty stories and such. He hated officers, so steel yourself for that. He was pretty much a hell-raiser, and I've got a feeling, as a former officer, that he would have been one of those problem children in garrison, that turn into a machine in the field. Including this book and his character in the series will be a nice contrast to Sledge's.
