Selasa, 14 Februari 2017

Book Review: Evans Carlson, Marine Raider

Evans Carlson, Marine Raider: The Man Who Commanded America’s First Special Forces By Duane Schultz. 256 pp. Westholme, 2014. $26. General Jimmy Doolittle said his toughest leadership challenges were deciding which mavericks to protect, and which to let alone. As this readable biography shows, Brigadier General Evans Carlson, creator and leader of the famed 2nd …

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