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

Harding, Stephen

 
9780306822087: The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0306822083 ISBN 13 : 9780306822087
Editeur : Da Capo Press, 2013

Synopsis

May 1945. Hitler is dead, and the Third Reich 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 fourteen 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.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

As a journalist specializing in military affairs, Stephen Harding has reported from Northern Ireland, Bosnia, and Iraq. Currently senior editor at Military History magazine, he lives in Virginia.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Da Capo Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0306822083
ISBN 13 
9780306822087
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780306822964: Last Battle

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0306822962 ISBN 13 :  9780306822964
Editeur : Grand Central Publishing, 2014
Couverture souple