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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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energetically written, but hardly substantial enough to justify a book, manyrepetitions,much guesswork. Not neccesarily worth the listening time

Interestering incident

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Superbly narrated, gripping story and fascinating subject.
Was hooked and couldn’t wait to keep listening. Really engaging real life story and great narration.

Gripping story

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Once again, a good story marred by poor narration. Its so odd that book companies, especially audio book companies, allow poor narrative to slip through. Especially miss pronounced words. Or just the general fluency of a sentence. Still.... If you can put that aside, this story makes for interesting listening. Stephen Harding also has another book on a similar topic covering a Bomber crew. We'll worth the listen.

Good story marred by poor narration.

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hard going at first, but all becomes apparent as the story progresses. All in all, a great listen.

Great listen

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This is not full of action but full of surprising detail that keeps you interested. A very thoroughly researched book of a lesser known aspect of the war.

Unexpected

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