The last to die, a defeated empire, a forgotten mission, and the last American killed in World War II, Stephen Harding
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The last to die, a defeated empire, a forgotten mission, and the last American killed in World War II, Stephen Harding
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The last to die
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Stephen Harding
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a defeated empire, a forgotten mission, and the last American killed in World War II
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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 Harding's exclusive interviews with many of the story's key participants, this 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
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