The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe

The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe

by Stephen Harding
The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe

The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe

by Stephen Harding

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Overview

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. 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 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 stronghold's VIP prisoners. It is a tale of unlikely allies, startling bravery, jittery suspense, and desperate combat between implacable enemies.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780306822094
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 05/07/2013
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
Sales rank: 495,636
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

Stephen Harding is the author of nine books, including the New York Times bestseller The Last Battle, which is in production as a major motion picture, and The Castaway's War, optioned as a major motion picture. He is currently the editor-in-chief of Military History magazine and lives in Northern Virginia.

Table of Contents

Prelude 1

Chapter 1 A Mountain Stronghold 5

Chapter 2 First Arrivals 25

Chapter 3 Lovers, Friends, and Rivals 43

Chapter 4 A Growing Peril 67

Chapter 5 An Uncertain Future 91

Chapter 6 Tankers on the March 113

Chapter 7 A Castle Besieged 135

Chapter 8 Aftermath 161

Acknowledgments 175

Bibliography 179

Notes 187

Index 209

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