Last Man Out : An RAF Rear Gunner's True Story of Fire, Wire, and the Long Walk Home

Ronald M Wade

21 ratings by Goodreads

Language: English

Published by Levity Jun 2026, 2026

1764777603 / 9781764777605

  • Softcover
  • New
See all details

Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, GermanyAHA-BUCH GmbH

5-star seller

AbeBooks seller since August 14, 2006

Softcover

Condition: New

US$ 24.63

US$ 39.38 shipping 
Ships from Germany to U.S.A.

Quantity: 2 available

Add to basket
Free 30-day returns

Item description from seller

Neuware - His life. Or the man beside him. Sergeant Ron Wade had seven seconds to choose.On the night of 16 January 1941, twenty-three-year-old Ron was about to jump from a burning Whitley bomber over the Dutch coast.Then he saw his navigator coming up the fuselage. Parachute and harness in his hands. Unable to put them on.The aircraft was on fire. The silk was on fire. The North Sea was below.Ron turned back. He zipped the navigator's harness shut, pushed him out, and jumped after him.He was the last man out of Z6462.Last Man Out is the true story of the four and a half years that followed: four German prison camps, the camp the world would later know from The Great Escape, a 500 km forced winter march that killed men by the hundred, a homecoming that was harder than the wire, and a postwar Air Ministry that quietly stripped him of the rank he had earned behind it.Inside Last Man Out you will discover: - The seven-second decision that defined a life, and the navigator who lived because of it.- Stalag Luft III, the camp Hollywood made famous, where Ron helped dig the first tunnels.- The Long March of 1945: 500 kilometres on foot in the bitter winter, with dysentery, raw horsemeat, and SS troops shooting stragglers from behind.- The rescue Ron never talked about: how he organised the rota that carried failing men to safety, and the 25 to 40 prisoners who walked home because of him.- 15 April 1945, Ron's birthday, when RAF Typhoons mistook his column for retreating Germans. A man he had been carrying for a week was cut in two beside him. British tanks were 25 kilometres away, rolling into Bergen-Belsen. Ron didn't know.- The rank they took back: how the Air Ministry, after Ron came home half-deaf with a fractured skull, quietly demoted him from Warrant Officer to the lowest enlisted rank in the RAF.Order Last Man Out today, while there are still men like Ron to remember.…

Seller Inventory # 9781764777605

Title
Last Man Out : An RAF Rear Gunner's True Story of Fire, Wire, and the Long Walk Home
Author
Ronald M Wade
Publisher
Levity Jun 2026
Publication year
2026
Condition
Neu
Binding
Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
1764777603
ISBN 13
9781764777605
Item weight
216 grams
Dimensions
229x152x8 mm

AHA-BUCH GmbH

Einbeck, Germany

5-star seller

AbeBooks seller since August 14, 2006

Shipping rates from Germany to U.S.A.

Item7 to 10 business days5 to 7 business days
First itemUS$ 39.38US$ 50.64
Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.

Payment methods

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Bank Wire Transfer
  • Check
  • Paypal

Store description

Das Unternehmen AHA-BUCH GmbH: Seit der Gründung von AHA-BUCH im Juli 2005 ist unser Hauptziel, zufriedenen Kunden so schnell und so preisgünstig wie möglich ihren Bücherwunsch zu erfüllen. Unsere Firma beschäftigt 16 Mitarbeiter, die nur ein Ziel kennen: den Kunden und seine Wünsche! Auf über 3700 m2 Fläche haben wir über 100.000 Bücher, Modernes Antiquariat und Spiele auf Lager.

Specialty

Kinderbücher & Kinderhör Casetten, German Books, Software, Natur & Tiere, Ratgeber, Sachbücher, Englische Bücher, Medizin & Gesundheit, Universität & Studium

Seller's business information

AHA-BUCH GmbH

Garlebsen 48
Einbeck, Germany 37574