The Last to Die
A Forgotten Bomber and the Final Air Combat of World War II

Engrossing account of the immediate days after the atomic bombing of Japan. Utilising the story of US Army sergeant Anthony J. Marchione, Steven Harding weaves in the detail of the incendiary period where Japanese factions clashed over whether to continue hostilities or surrender. Marchione was the la......more

As the title implies, author Harding weaves 3 threads into this tale, and I’ll add a fourth which is the history and performance of the B-32 Dominator Bomber. Despite being interested in WW2 aircraft for a looong time, I'd never heard of it. Less than 10 made it to the front lines before the end of......more

Tony Marchione was the last American combat death in WWII. His life was short, and thus also his story. Had Harding only told us Marchione's story, this would have been a short book indeed. Instead, Harding uses Marchione's tale as a jumping off point in telling us a couple of other stories as well.......more

I would give this 3.5 stars. I don't know if authors and editors read these reviews, but my hope is that they do. So, authors and editors, please note that some of us readers are actually interested in the content of the notes--please, please use footnotes instead of endnotes! Referring to the back......more

I have always been a military aviation buff so I was surprised that I hadn't read anything about the B-32 Dominator before picking up this book. I found the technical stuff about the aircraft very interesting as well as how it somehow made it out of testing and into combat trials. The repeated mecha......more