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The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II
By Platt, Stephen R.
- ISBN
- 9780525658016
- Publisher
- Knopf.
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Starred Review on April 1, 2025 | Military Histories
Known as the black sheep of the U.S. Marine Corps, General Evans Carlson (1896–1947) pioneered the use of guerilla tactics and helped establish marine raider battalions. After a stint in the army, where he lied about his age to join and fight in World War I, he enlisted in the marine corps as a private and was later commissioned as a first lieutenant. Platt (history, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst; Imperia...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
