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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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2025.
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| Edition: | First hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
