Showdown: Memoirs of the American Attaché in China During the Anti-Japanese War

In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, Carlson was not afraid of hardships and traveled more than 2,000 miles, deep behind enemy lines and on the front battlefield, and carefully inspected the Chinese army, especially the Eighth Route Army's war of resistance; he made faithfully publicizing the Chinese war of resistance, especially the truth about the Chinese Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army's war of resistance, his top priority. After being opposed by his superiors, he resigned from the military and gave up the opportunity for promotion, but continued to engage in activities to support China's war of resistance without hesitation; December 1941 After the outbreak of the Pacific War, Carlson used the combat experience of the Eighth Route Army in the Marine Corps to train a capable maritime guerrilla force - the Second Commando Battalion of the Marine Corps. Major James Roosevelt, the son of President Roosevelt, was appointed as his assistant. This maritime surprise team landed on Mekin Island in the Gilbert Islands in August 1942 and successfully raided the Japanese army. Then in the Battle of Guadalcanal, the assault battalion once again showed its talents. During the month-long battle, Carlson's troops marched 450 miles in the jungle and mountains, ambushed the enemy 30 times, and wiped out 500 enemies. One Marine Corps historian called it "the Marine Corps' most important combat patrol." Carlson received his third Navy Cross for military service.