Stephen R. Platt

@stephenplatt.bsky.social

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Historian. Books include Imperial Twilight (Knopf, 2018) and Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom (Knopf, 2012). New book: The Raider (Knopf, 2025). https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/618088/the-raider-by-stephen-r-platt/

Carlson in helmet near the end of his life.

Carlson receiving his third Navy Cross.

Carlson and Zhu De

A group of Marine Raiders on Guadalcanal

Carlson in a magazine as "Number One Guerrilla"

Carlson and Mao Zedong

Cover of The Raider