Historical Biography on the contributions of a guerrilla warrior in South and North Carolina during the American War for Independence. General Marion's innovations and contributions were vital to the establishment of the United States as a sovereign nation and a new Republic in the days of absolute monarchs. His accounts bear reading and studying by all American soldiers and future soldier leaders fighting insurgency and counterinsurgency operations. His style of warfare is compared and contrasted with other irregular warriors such as T.E. Lawrence and Captain Rogers of Roger's Rangers fame. This account of a revolutionary leader during the Revolutionary War is in his own words and by the men that served with him. Craig Campbell Major, US Army (Ret)