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Peter TunstallThe Last EscaperPeter TunstallThe Last EscaperLast EscaperHARD COVER
UPC: 9781468310559Release Date: 1/8/2015
Biographical note:Peter Turnstall joined the RAF in 1937 and flew numerous combat missions before his capture off the Dutch coast. He died in 2014 at the age of 95. This is his first and only book. Main description:
The riveting untold story of the legendary World War II bomber pilot, cooler king,” and arch escape artist 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. |
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