-NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR-
STEPHEN HARDING
THE BOOKS
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The Castaway's War
ISBN-13-978-0306823404
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"A suspenseful recounting of the torpedoing of the USS Strong in the South Pacific in July 1943 and one soldier's subsequent eluding of capture on the Japanese-held Solomon Islands. An author who knows how to tell an exciting war story…Harding builds the suspense with intricate detail—and refreshingly, without, phony dialogue…An amazing journey through adversity and desperation.” — Kirkus Reviews
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“Stephen Harding is the best kind of war historian: clear, fact-based, precise, careful to avoid hype and tall tales—but also sensitive to the intensely human drama of men struggling to maintain their existence and sanity—and even dignity—under the most dire and extreme circumstances. In Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller, Harding has found a character for the ages and told a gripping story of survival and quiet heroism.”— Evan Thomas, author of John Paul Jones and Sea of Thunder
Dawn of Infamy
ISBN-13-978-0306825033
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“Harding's thorough research reconstructs the Cynthia Olson's last days…While the story of the Cynthia Olson often appears as a side note in other histories about Pearl Harbor, this harrowing account brings it to the fore, telling how a Japanese submarine was able to sail close to the U.S. mainland and sink an unarmed ship in the hours before America entered World War II…Will appeal to nautical and military historians alike.” — Library Journal
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“A detailed, well-researched book presented in a logical fashion—will appeal most to Pearl Harbor scholars and those interested in submarine warfare.” — Kirkus Reviews
Last to Die
ISBN-13-978-0306823381
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"The story of Tony Marchione and his tragic, heroic death in the skies over Tokyo a full three days after Japan had supposedly surrendered is as well told as it is heart-wrenching. Marchione reflected America's Greatest Generation perfectly, in terms of his upbringing, patriotism, and sacrifice, and he is superbly memorialized in this moving yet also scholarly book. Anyone who enjoyed Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken will love this work of history that reads like a thriller."— Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of War
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"This is a rarity: an entirely new World War II story. It reads like an adventure novel yet is a deeply researched work from the hand of a smart and seasoned historian. A tour de force of discovery and storytelling."— Donald L. Miller, author of Masters of the Air
The Last Battle
ISBN-13-978-0306822087
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“A tale as compelling as it is unlikely. The Last Battle demonstrates that truth can indeed be stranger than fiction, particularly in war. Well-researched and well-told.” — Rick Atkinson, author of The Day of Battle and An Army at Dawn
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“A little-known but fascinating story brought brilliantly to life.” — Alex Kershaw, author of The Liberator and The First Wave
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“The Last Battle combines good history and good storytelling. Harding writes with the skill and grace of a novelist but also the authority of an historian who has done some rather remarkable research into a previously lost chapter from World War II's final
days. I had trouble putting this book down, and I think you will, too.” — John C. McManus, author of Fire and Fortitude and The Dead and Those About to Die