The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in EuropeHachette Books, 7. mai 2013 - 256 sider 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. |
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FIRST ARRIVALS | 25 |
LOVERS FRIENDS AND RIVALS | 43 |
A GROWING PERIL | 67 |
AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE | 91 |
TANKERS ON THE MARCH | 113 |
A CASTLE BESIEGED | 135 |
AFTERMATH | 161 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 175 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 179 |
NOTES | 187 |
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