Tom Holtom’s New Book “Semper Fidelis” Uncovers the Decades-Long Search to Identify America’s Lost WWII Raiders
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 Holtom has released his new historical novel, Semper Fidelis: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders, a story that follows the decades-long effort to identify American service members lost during a World […]
“Semper Fidelis”: New WWII Historical Novel by Tom Holtom Spotlights Carlson’s Marine Raiders and the Makin Island Raid
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 has released “Semper Fidelis: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders,” a work of historical fiction that follows Carlson’s Raiders and their mission on Makin Island, while also tracing the long journey […]
New Release “Semper Fidelis” by Tom Holtom Traces the Marine Raiders Who Inspired the Navy SEALs and Green Berets
“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 shape the special operations units that later became the Navy SEALs and the Army Green Berets. Long before special operations forces carried those names, Colonel Evans Carlson built a unit […]
Author Tom Holtom Releases “Semper Fidelis,” a Tribute to the Marines Who Never Came Home, Until Now
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 Tom Holtom has released Semper Fidelis: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders. This deeply personal historical novel chronicles one of World War II’s most daring covert operations and the nearly six-decade […]
Tom Holtom’s “Semper Fidelis” Captures the Human Cost of War Through One Marine Family’s Sacrifice
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 a story that reaches far beyond the battlefield in his new book, “Semper Fidelis: The Homecoming of Carlson’s Raiders.” The book follows a Marine family whose lives are forever changed […]
“No Man Left Behind”: Tom Holtom’s New Novel Chronicles the Real-Life Mission to Recover Fallen Marine Raiders
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, Holtom tells the true story behind that wait: the search to bring home his uncle, Captain Gerald Holtom, and the Marine Raiders who fought beside him on Makin Island during […]