Rick atkinson, author of the day of battle stephen harding has a laserbeam instinct for the detail that tells the story, hes a fine writer, and, most important, knows a good story when he sees one. His 4th grgrandfather, richard harding, had emigrated from england a century earlier making stephen a fourth generation american. Join facebook to connect with stephen harding and others you may know. He is honoured as a saint in the roman catholic church. Patriot stephen harding 17231789 nuggets that fell.
The last battle by stephen harding overdrive rakuten. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. For nearly two decades he was on the staff of soldiers, the official magazine of the us army, reporting from northern ireland, israel, egypt, new zealand. Harding was born in sherborne, dorset, in the kingdom of england, and spoke english, norman, french, and latin. Stephen harding s the last battle chronicles an obscure event that occurred in the closing hours of world war ii in europe, during which a motley band of american soldiers, german defectors, and elderly highprofile french political prisoners were besieged within a medieval austrian castle by fanatical waffenss nazis. No gi wants to be the last man killed in action against the nazis.
The most extraordinary things about stephen hardings the last battle. View all 1 images top record matches for stephen harding. He passed away on jun 1947 in hemel hempstead, hertfordshire, england. Soldiers overseasmons, the last stronghold of the enemy, won by the men from. T he 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 strongholds vip prisoners. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Advance praise for the last battle rick atkinson, author of the day of battle a tale as compelling as it is unlikely. The author of seven books and some 300 magazine articles, he specializes in military, aviation and maritime topics. In 1902 germany issued a new war manual entitled kriegsbrauch im. From military history magazines editorinchief, stephen harding, the last battle tells the unlikely but true story of the last world war ii battle fought by american troops in europe, when u. Stephen must have gained considerable wealth for in 1732 he.
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When us and german soldiers joined forces in the waning hours of world war ii in europe audiobook by stephen harding. In the last battle da capo, 173 pages, author stephen harding tells the fascinating, littleknown story of the firefight for an austrian mountaintop castle called schloss itter in northern austria in the closing days of wwii in europe may 4th and 5th, almost a week after hitler had committed suicide. There is a need to combine these seemingly divergent genres, ask bold new questions. It is a tale of unlikely allies, startling bravery. He is a longtime journalist specializing in military affairs. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Stephen harding books list of books by author stephen. Currently senior editor at military history magazine, he lives in virginia. See all books authored by stephen harding, including the last battle. He was last heard singing god bless america at 222 years old the uss constitution is americas oldest warship still afloat foulmouthed couple wont remove third reich flag. Soon to be a major motion picturethe 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 troopsmay, 1945.
The battle for berlin was the final struggle of world war ii in the european theatre, the last offensive against hitlers third reich, which devastated one of europes historic capitals and brought an end to the nazi regime. John stephen harding 17631826 find a grave memorial. Stephen hardings the last battle chronicles an obscure event that occurred in the closing hours of world war ii in europe, during which a motley band of. Its a dangerous mission, but lee has help from a decorated german wehrmacht officer and his men, who voluntarily join the fight. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. On 5 may 1945 arguably the last ground battle of world war 2 took place. As a defense journalist stephen harding covered the conflicts in northern ireland, the middle east and, most recently, iraq. Compare dna and explore genealogy for stephen harding hardin born abt. Hitler is dead, and the third reich little more than smoking rubble.
An interview with stephen harding, author of the last. The last battle demonstrates that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction, particularly in war. Stephen harding is the author of nine books, including the new york times bestseller the last battle, now in production as a major motion picture, and the castaways war, optioned as a major. Stephen selwyn harding 28 february 180812 february 1891 was governor of the utah territory from 1862 to 1863, succeeding john w. Stephen harding, was a mariner, building and sailing his own ships. Born in hemel hempstead hertfordshire england on 2 april 1861 to william harding and mary anne cripps. One mans battle against imperial japan, and more on. In the last battle, historian stephen harding tells of the peculiar closing moments of world war ii, as they played out in the austrian countryside. Published by da capo press, on may 7, 20, it describes a mixed force of united states army, german wehrmacht, and austrian. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the last battle. 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 iia tale of unlikely. The book is on its way to being what i believe will be a great movie. Stephen harding married alice louisa spurr and had 5 children.
Interview with stephen harding, author of the last battle. An interview with stephen harding, author of the last battle when american and german soldiers fought the ss together. The project gutenberg ebook of history of the world war, by francis. It lasted more than two weeks across april may 1945, and was one of the bloodiest and most pivotal episodes of the war, one which would.
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