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Meet the Author: Stephen Harding
US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center

5:00 pm Reception  |  6:00 pm Presentation  |  7:00 pm Book Signing

Stephen Harding presents The Castaway's War: One Man's Battle against Imperial Japan

In the early hours of July 5, 1943, the destroyer USS Strong was hit by a Japanese torpedo. The powerful weapon broke the destroyer's back, flooded her engine room, killed dozens of sailors, and sparked raging fires. While accompanying ships were able to rescue most of Strong's surviving crewmen, scores were submerged in the ocean as the shattered warship sank beneath the waves—and a young officer's harrowing story of survival began.

Based on official American and Japanese histories, personal memoirs, and the author's exclusive interviews with key participants, The Castaway's War tells the entirely unique and very personal tale of Navy Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller's fight for survival against both a hostile environment and an implacable human enemy.

Stephen Harding is the author of eight previous books, including the New York Times bestseller The Last Battle, and The Last to Die.

He is a longtime journalist specializing in military affairs. For nearly two decades, he was on the staff of Soldiers, the official magazine of the US Army, reporting from Northern Ireland, Israel, Egypt, New Zealand, Bosnia, Kuwait, and Iraq.

Currently he is editor-in-chief of Military History magazine. His contributions on defense topics and aviation, military, and maritime history have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Air & Space Smithsonian, World War II, Jane's Defense Weekly, and Air Enthusiast.

This program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Ensure your spot by RSVPing online or over the phone at 504-528-1944 x 412.

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Time: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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