The Last Escaper, Peter Tunstall
The Last Escaper, Peter Tunstall
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The Last Escaper

Author: Peter Tunstall

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 11 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/17/2015

Synopsis

The product of a lifetime's reflection, The Last Escaper is Peter Tunstall's unforgettable memoir of his days in the British Royal Air Force and as one of the most celebrated British POWs of World War II. Tunstall was an infamous tormentor of his German captors. Dubbed the "cooler king" on account of his long spells in solitary, he once dropped a water "bomb" directly in the lap of a high-ranking German officer. He also devised an ingenious method for smuggling coded messages back to London. But above all, he was a highly skilled pilot, loyal friend, and trusted colleague.



Without false pride or bitterness, Tunstall recounts the hijinks of training to be a pilot, terrifying bombing raids, and elaborate escape attempts at once hilarious and deadly serious—all part of a poignant and human war story superbly told by a natural raconteur. The Last Escaper is a captivating final testament by the "last man standing" from the Greatest Generation.

About Peter Tunstall

Peter Tunstall (1918-2013) joined the RAF in 1937 and after pilot training joined No. 61 Squadron at Hemswell, Lincolnshire, flying the twin-engined Hampden bomber. During the retreat to Dunkirk and the days that followed, he attacked targets in northern France. He was captured by the Germans in 1940 and held prisoner until 1945. After the war, Tunstall remained in the RAF as a flying instructor. He retired in 1958 and joined Laker Airways before moving to South Africa, where he continued to fly and secured a number of parts as a professional actor.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew

OK, he was my Dad, but still... probably the last first-hand account of WW2 ever to be written, and the only one to have been written so many years after the event - with the perspective of an old man living in the 21st century.......more

Goodreads review by Pat

It is the memoirs of a WW 2 bomber pilot who was in the Royal Air Force and shot down over Germany and put in different prisoner of War camps. They were not concentration camps or death camps. These camps had some rules that were for the most part followed. The author has a nice easy way of telling......more

Goodreads review by Al

An excellent book that wasn’t what I was expecting, a third of the book goes by prior to Tunstall actually getting to a prison camp. You learn about his travails in the RAF, before finally having Tunstall arrive in Germany, then his exploits are very interesting, while the very end of the book is an......more

Goodreads review by Samuel

‘The Last Escaper’ opens differently to many of the great escape biographies that were released soon after the war as it is told some 70 years later. Peter Tunstall was a RAF pilot who was shot down and spent many years as a Prisoner Of War across occupied Europe, including in Colditz. He lived thro......more

Goodreads review by Sandy

So well told by Peter himself! I loved every word of Tunstall’s life experiences as a young man,pilot and POW! Great writing and so much humor amidst the horrors of what he and other POWS endured! Highly recommend! Loved every word!......more

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