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The Last to Die

A Forgotten Bomber and the Final Air Combat of World War II

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The Last to Die

By: Stephen Harding
Narrated by: Jack Garrett
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On August 18, 1945, US Army Sergeant Anthony J. Marchione bled to death in the clear, bright sky above Tokyo. Marchione, a gunner in the US Air Force, died, like so many before him in World War II, quietly, cradled in the arms of a buddy. Though tragic, Marchione's death would have been no more notable than any other had he not had the dubious distinction of being the last American killed in World War II combat. Based on official American and Japanese histories, personal memoirs, and the author's exclusive interviews with many of the story's key participants, Last to Die is a rousing tale of air combat, bravery, cowardice, hubris, and determination, all set during the turbulent and confusing final days of World War II.

©2015 Stephen Harding (P)2015 Recorded Books
20th Century Armed Force Military Military & War Modern World War II Air Force War US Army Imperial Japan
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