Dubbed the 'Cooler King' for the spells in solitary earned by his determination to be ‘a bloody nuisance’ to the enemy, Peter Tunstall (1918–2013) escaped from two PoW camps before being imprisoned at Colditz. Writing ‘after much reflection’ towards the end of his life, he recalls his combat missions, capture and imprisonment with dry humour, while never minimizing the horrors of war.
The product of a lifetimes reflection, The Last Escaper is Peter Tunstall's unforgettable memoir of his days in the RAF and as one of the most celebrated of all British POWs. Tunstall was an infamous tormentor of his German captors dubbed the cooler king (on account of his long spells in solitary), but also a highly skilled pilot, loyal friend and trusted colleague. Without false pride or bitterness, Tunstall recounts the high jinks of training to be a pilot, terrifying bombing raids in his Hampden and of 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 charming and hugely informative last testament written by the last man standing from the Colditz generation who risked their lives in the Second World War. It will take its place as one of the classic first-hand accounts of that momentous conflict.
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