Last to Die ─ A Defeated Empire, a Forgotten Mission, and the Last American Killed in World War II

The remarkable untold story of how a young American airman became the last to die in World War II

Stephen Harding is the author of eight previous books, including the New York Times bestseller The Last Battle. He is a longtime journalist specializing in military affairs. For nearly two decades he was on the staff ofSoldiers, the official magazine of the U.S. Army, reporting from Northern Ireland, Israel, Egypt, New Zealand, Bosnia, Kuwait, and Iraq. Currently he is editor-in-chief ofMilitary History magazine. His contributions on defense topics and aviation, military, and maritime history have appeared in theSan Francisco Chronicle, Air & Space Smithsonian, World War II,Jane's Defense Weekly, and Air Enthusiast. He lives in Northern Virginia.