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The Last Battle

When US and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe

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The Last Battle

By: Stephen Harding
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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May 1945. Hitler is dead, and the Third Reich is little more than smoking rubble. No GI wants to be the last man killed in action against the Nazis. But for cigar-chewing, rough-talking, hard-drinking, hard-charging Captain Jack Lee and his men, there is one more mission: rescue 14 prominent French prisoners held in an SS-guarded castle high in the Austrian Alps. It's a dangerous mission, but Lee has help from a decorated German Wehrmacht officer and his men, who voluntarily join the fight.

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 II—a tale of unlikely allies, bravery, cowardice, and desperate combat between implacable enemies.

©2013 Stephen Harding (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc. 20th Century Europe Germany Military Modern War Alps Tobacco Smoking Imperialism World History
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Im tracking down a hard copy. Thank god someone spent their time to write this down.

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48 minutes left in the book, very drab, very third person, very boring in all honesty. it just lacks craft and quality in the storytelling.

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