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Its the end of the world as the people of narnia know it in the last battle. Lewiss the chronicles of narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a. Oct 11, 20 i wont spoil how it ends other than to say yes, there is a heroic lastsecond cavalry arrival, but that it is very muted by the tragic end of one of the main characters. Marchione bled to death in the clear, bright sky above tokyo. 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. May 24, 20 new york times bestselling author stephen harding discusses his new book, the last battle, about an extraordinary fight in the final days of world war ii, when gis and antinazi german soldiers. The 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. Army regulars and wehrmacht soldiers fought side by side to protect a castle full of french vip prisoners from an attack by desperate and fanatical ss. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
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