Fall asleep to this intriguing story of innovation and betrayal. In 1937, a US Marine officer journeyed 2,000 miles through communist China, absorbing guerrilla tactics from Mao's forces. He later brought these methods to the U.S., creating America's first special operations unit - the Marine Raiders - noted for a 25:1 kill ratio against the Japanese. Despite his success, his ideas were considered too radical. The Marine Corps buried his achievements, the FBI investigated him, and history almost forgot him. Discover the story of the man who pioneered modern special forces and the institution that sought to erase him from history.

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