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Stephen R. Platt @stephenplatt.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Saddened by the passing of John Grady, an incredibly collegial, supportive and public-minded editor and writer. It was an honor to get to know him through the Biographers International military history roundtable.

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Stephen R. Platt @stephenplatt.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Posting somewhat belatedly, here's a piece I wrote for the Boston Globe about Evans Carlson's visions for the US and China in WWII. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/11/o...

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When the US was gung ho for China - The Boston Globe

Right after World War II, a crucial alliance between the two countries fell apart. We are still paying the price.

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Stephen R. Platt @stephenplatt.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

New interview just posted, talking about Evans Carlson with the School of War podcast. Great conversation with a really knowledgeable host. open.spotify.com/episode/4nlM...

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Ep 219: Stephen Platt on Mao's China and the Original Marine Raider

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Rick Green @bcbrews.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

#histbookchat Having recently read "The Raider" by @stephenplatt.bsky.social‬, I'm chuffed that @ww2tv.bsky.social will have Stephen on #WW2TV to chat about the extraordinary #USMC Evans Carlson on August 4. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoHH...

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The Raider: Evans Carlson USMC and US-China relations in WWII

YouTube video by WW2TV

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Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

An Interview with Stephen R. Platt. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @aaknopf.bsky.social @stephenplatt.bsky.social #Booksky

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Jonathan Chatwin @jmchatwin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

A street scene in late Qing-dynasty Beijing—layers of commerce, Peking dust, and daily life. Likely around Qianmen, ca 1900.

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Paul French @chinarhyming.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

USMC 3rd Battalion 4th Marines march in the Shanghai International Settlement, 1933

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

A @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview on my to listen list (first in the military history category), this one with @stephenplatt.bsky.social on his new book about China & WWII and a many faceted American soldier newbooksnetwork.com/the-raider

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Stephen R. Platt, "The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II" (Knopf, 2025) - New Books Network

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Stephen R. Platt @stephenplatt.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

One of my favorite interviews I've done on The Raider just posted today. The Curious Man's podcast. Great host, insightful questions. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Stephen R. Platt Interview

Podcast Episode · Thecuriousmanspodcast · 05/20/2025 · 1h 2m

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China Books Review @chinabooksreview.com · 16/05/2025

Read an excerpt from @stephenplatt.bsky.social's new book "The Raider": chinabooksreview.com/2025/05/15/t...

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Stephen R. Platt @stephenplatt.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Talking China, opium and empire with the inimitable Will and Anita at the Empire podcast. This was the final episode of their marvelous "Victorian Narcos" series: podcasts.apple.com/tm/podcast/v...

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Victorian Narcos: From Opium To Fentanyl (Ep 9)

Podcast Episode · Empire · 14/05/2025 · 45m

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China Books Review @chinabooksreview.com · 15/05/2025

In 1937, a U.S. military officer set off with Mao Zedong’s troops to raid Japanese-occupied territory in the north of China. The Communist guerillas, he felt, could be a model for America's military to emulate. Read an excerpt from @stephenplatt.bsky.social: chinabooksreview.com/2025/05/15/t...

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Alfred A. Knopf @aaknopf.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Out today! 🏖️ FEVER BEACH by Carl Hiaasen 🌊 THE BOY FROM THE SEA by Garrett Carr 🚲 LIFE AND ART by Richard Russo 🕯️ HOW TO BE WELL by Amy Larocca 🪖 THE RAIDER by Stephen R. Platt 👁️ NEVER LET ME GO (20th Anniversary Special Edition) by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Stephen R. Platt @stephenplatt.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Happy to report that I've got a new book out, The Raider.

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Stephen R. Platt @stephenplatt.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Congratulations to Edward Wong for winning the first-ever Baifang Schell Book Prize!

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OLLI at Berkshire Community College @olliatbcc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Come for the wild story, stay for the history! Tickets: berkshireolli.org/event-6162274 Prof. Stephen R. Platt on his book: The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. ET Online via Zoom

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Frieder Dengler @friederdengler.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Very interesting podcast episode (Trump as Qianlong??). Podcast doesn't really do justice to how far EIC and British govt were apart on China (much better in @stephenplatt.bsky.social book), but A+ snark from podcast host

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Stephen R. Platt @stephenplatt.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

This is probably the most fun I've had at a book talk. Imperial Twilight, in conversation with William Dalrymple at the Jaipur Literature Festival. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IPr...

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Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the end of China’s Last Golden Age

YouTube video by Jaipur Literature Festival

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Paul French @chinarhyming.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

US Marines in winter uniform by Soochow (Suzhou) Creek atbthe foot of the Garden Bridge (Waibaidu) during the 1932 January 28 incident aka the Shanghai incident (January 28 – March 3)

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Stephen R. Platt @stephenplatt.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Had a great conversation about opium and war in 19th-c China with Russell Hogg of the "Subject to Change" podcast. t.co/5jjVcXBXNy

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Stephen R. Platt @stephenplatt.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

So much fun talking about the Opium War and trashing on the East India Company with William Dalrymple last week in Jaipur.

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