Meet the Real Marine Raiders Behind Tom Holtom’s Semper Fidelis
Long before Tom Holtom wrote Semper Fidelis: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders, history had already written a story just as gripping. In August 1942, a
Long before Tom Holtom wrote Semper Fidelis: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders, history had already written a story just as gripping. In August 1942, a
Most Marines who landed on the beaches of the Pacific during World War II carried only their weapons and their training. Captain Gerald Holtom carried
For decades, a stretch of sand on a remote Pacific island held a secret that only a handful of families ever stopped asking about. Nineteen
Some stories are built on plot. Others are built on grief, memory, and the long wait for answers. Semper Fidelis: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders
Some stories sound too dramatic for real life. A son of missionaries who grew up in Japan, joined the Marines, and used that very language
Some family stories live quietly in old photo albums for decades, waiting for the right person to ask the right question. For author Tom Holtom,
Historical fiction has always had to solve one problem: how do you make the past feel urgent to readers living in the present? Tom Holtom,
The Pacific Theater of World War II covered more ocean than any single military campaign in history, and it produced a string of battles that
Some war stories get told because they are dramatic. Others get told because someone in the family refused to let the truth stay buried. SEMPER
Most war histories give you dates, unit numbers, and outcomes. What they rarely give you is the person. SEMPER FIDELIS: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders,
Readers searching for WWII Marine Raiders books usually want one thing: a story that feels true. Not a textbook. Not a dry timeline of dates
Some stories take decades to find their ending. The story behind Tom Holtom’s Semper Fidelis: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders took fifty-seven years, and it
The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders follows the real search to bring missing Marines home, decades after they disappeared during a daring Pacific mission. Author Tom
A new historical novel is giving readers a deeply personal window into one of the most daring special operations of World War II. Tom Holtom
“Semper Fidelis: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders,” a new book by Tom Holtom that follows the Marine Raiders whose 1942 mission at Makin Island helped
A personal and historical novel about Carlson’s Raiders, one family’s decades-long wait, and the Marines who kept their promise to bring the fallen home Author
New book follows one Marine family across generations, from the uncertainty of World War II to a long-awaited homecoming. Author Tom Holtom introduces readers to
Some families wait decades for an answer. Tom Holtom waited his whole life. In his new historical novel, Semper Fidelis: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders,
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