The raider the untold story of a renegade Marine and the birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II
"The extraordinary life of forgotten World War II hero Evans Carlson, commander of America's first special forces, secret confidant of FDR, and one of the most controversial officers in the history of the Marine Corps, who dedicated his life to bridging the cultural divide between the United States...
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2025.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Platt, Stephen R., |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The raider : |b the untold story of a renegade Marine and the birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II / |c Stephen R. Platt. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Untold Story of a renegade Marine and the birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II |
| 250 | |a First hardcover edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Alfred A. Knopf, |c 2025. | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2025 | |
| 300 | |a xiii, 522 pages : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 25 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a "A Borzoi book."--Title page verso. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-497) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Maps -- Prologue: The great adventure -- Part I: Leaving home. The telegram ; Shanghai ; Bandits ; The old capital ; Warm Springs -- Part II: China war. Into the cataclysm ; The Reds ; Agnes ; Into the north ; The other side ; Crossroads -- Part III: American interlude. Sympathy ; Unheard warnings -- Part IV: Pacific war. New beginnings ; Makin Island ; Survival ; Fame and glory ; Into the jungle ; Home fronts ; Backlash ; The maw -- Part V: Homecoming. Into the postwar ; Shifting grounds ; Forgetting -- Acknowledgments -- Note on romanization -- Source notes -- Bibliography -- Index. | |
| 520 | |a "The extraordinary life of forgotten World War II hero Evans Carlson, commander of America's first special forces, secret confidant of FDR, and one of the most controversial officers in the history of the Marine Corps, who dedicated his life to bridging the cultural divide between the United States and China. By December of 1941, at the age of 45, Evans Carlson had already faced off against Sandinistas in the jungles of Nicaragua and served multiple tours in China, where he embedded with Mao's communist forces during the Sino-Japanese War and learned their guerrilla tactics. These were the tactics he would import to the Pacific Theater in 1942 with his renowned Marine Raiders, the progenitors of America's special operations forces, who fought behind Japanese lines on Guadalcanal with the collaborative spirit of 'gung ho'--a phrase Carlson introduced to the English language. In The Raider, Cundill Prize-winning historian Stephen R. Platt gives us the first authoritative account of Carlson's larger-than-life exploits: the real story, based on years of research including newly discovered diaries and correspondence in English and Chinese, with deep insight into the conflicted idealism about the Chinese communists that would prove Carlson's undoing in the McCarthy era. It is a propulsive, dramatic tale revealing the origins of the tensions between China and the US that endure to this day. Tracing the rise and fall of an unlikely American war hero, The Raider is a story of exploration, of cultural (mis) understanding, and of one man's awakening to the sheer breadth of the world"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Carlson, Evans Fordyce, |d 1896-1947. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Carlson, Evans Fordyce, |d 1896-1947 |x Travel |z China. |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Commando operations |z Pacific Area. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Campaigns |z Pacific Area. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Asia Pacific War, ca. 1931-1945. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Generals |z United States |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Intelligence officers |z China |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Special forces (Military science) |x History |y 20th century. | |
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