The last battle the ohio digital library overdrive. The book actually seems too short, which is the best compliment one can. No gi wants to be the last man killed in action against the nazis. Stephen harding is the author of the new york times bestseller the last battle. But for cigarchewing, roughtalking, harddrinking, hardcharging captain jack lee and his men, there is one more mission. The last battle by stephen harding, 9780306822964, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. King family library dvd movie, easychildrens fictionstorybooks, ficadult fiction, nonficadult nonfiction, juvjuvenile fiction, teen young adult fiction. May 07, 20 the last battle tells the nearly unbelievable story of the unlikeliest battle of the war, when a small group of american tankers, led by captain lee, joined forces with german soldiers to fight off fanatical ss troops seeking to capture castle itter and execute the strongholds vip prisoners. Hitler is dead, and the third reich is little more than smoking rubble. The last battle tells the nearly unbelievable story of the unlikeliest battle of the war, when a small group of american tankers, led by captain lee, joined forces with german soldiers to fight off fanatical ss troops seeking to capture castle itter and execute the strongholds vip prisoners.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It was the seventh and final novel in the chronicles of narnia 19501956. It is a tale of unlikely allies, startling bravery. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Hitler is dead, the third reich is little more than smoking rubble, and no gi wants to be the last man killed in action against the nazis. The last battle by stephen harding overdrive rakuten. An interview with stephen harding, author of the last battle. Stephen harding has a great tale to tell, and in the last battle he does a great job in telling it. Pdf the last battle download full pdf book download. Stephen harding s the last battle chronicles an obscure event that occurred in the closing hours of world war ii in europe, during which a motley band of american soldiers, german defectors, and elderly highprofile french political prisoners were besieged within a medieval austrian castle by fanatical waffenss nazis. The last battle project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
Army regulars and wehrmacht soldiers fought side by side to protect a castle full of french vip prisoners from an attack by desperate and fanatical ss. But for cigarchewing, roughtalking, harddrinking, hardcharging captain jack lee and his men, there is one more. The last battle boca raton public library overdrive. The last battle demonstrates that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction, particularly in war. Published by da capo press, on may 7, 20, it describes a mixed force of united states army, german wehrmacht, and austrian. Based on personal memoirs, author interviews, and official american, german, and french histories, the last battle is the nearly unbelievable story of the most improbable battle of world war iia tale of unlikely. May 07, 20 its a dangerous mission, but lee has help from a decorated german wehrmacht officer and his men, who voluntarily join the fight. Jun 26, 2014 from military history magazines editorinchief, stephen harding, the last battle tells the unlikely but true story of the last world war ii battle fought by american troops in europe, when u. Rick atkinson, author of the day of battle stephen harding has a laserbeam instinct for the detail that tells the story, hes a fine writer, and, most important, knows a good story when he sees one. Like the others it was illustrated by pauline baynes and her work has been retained in many later editions.
An interview with stephen harding, author of the last battle when american and german soldiers fought the ss together. Oct 11, 20 i wont spoil how it ends other than to say yes, there is a heroic lastsecond cavalry arrival, but that it is very muted by the tragic end of one of the main characters. It is a tale of unlikely allies, startling bravery, jittery suspense, and desperate combat between implacable enemies. The littleknown events centering upon sergeant anthony james marchione and his philadelphia area family include an almost unknown bomber flying a largely forgotten mission following emperor hirohitos decision to surrender in august 1945. A longtime militaryaffairs journalist, he is currently editorinchief of military history magazine.
For other authors named stephen harding, see the disambiguation page. Based on personal memoirs, author interviews, and official american, german, and french histories, the last battle is the nearly unbelievable story of the most improbable battle of world war iia tale of unlikely allies, bravery, cowardice, and desperate combat between implacable enemies. The last battle is a high fantasy novel for children by c. Hitler is dead, and the third reich little more than smoking rubble. The last battle king county library system overdrive. Stephen hardings the last battle chronicles an obscure event that occurred in the closing hours of world war ii in europe, during which a motley band of american soldiers, german defectors, and elderly highprofile french political prisoners were besieged within a medieval austrian castle by fanatical waffenss nazis. The incredible story of the unlikeliest battle of world war ii, when a small group of american soldiers joined forces with german soldiers to fight off fanatical ss troops may, 1945. Stephen harding 1 this page covers the author of the last battle. The last battle navy general library program downloadable.
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