Indestructible : one man's rescue mission that changed the course of WWII
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Published
New York : Hachette Books, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 523 pages, 8 unnumbered pages plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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940.54497 Bru
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Oliver La Farge - Adult
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940.54497 Bru
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Published
New York : Hachette Books, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-512) and index.
Description
"This little-known WWII story introduces a renegade pilot whose personal mission to rescue his family from a POW camp changed modern air warfare forever. December 1941: Manila is invaded, and US citizen and Philippine Airlines manager, Pappy Gunn, is ordered to fly key military command out of the country, leaving his family at home. So Gunn was miles away when the Japanese captured his wife and children, placing them in an internment camp where they faced disease, abuse, and starvation. Gunn spent three years trying to rescue them. His exploits became legend as he revolutionized the art of air warfare, devising his own weaponry, missions, and combat strategies. By the end of the war, Pappy's ingenuity and flair for innovation helped transform MacArthur's air force into the scourge of the Pacific"--,Provided by publisher.
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LC Subjects
Aeronautics, Military -- Technological innovations -- History -- 20th century.
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Americans -- Philippines -- Biography.
Biographies.
Gunn, Paul Irvin, -- 1899-1957 -- Family.
Gunn, Paul Irvin, -- 1899-1957.
Philippine Airlines -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography.
Rescues -- Philippines -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Americans -- Philippines -- Biography.
Biographies.
Gunn, Paul Irvin, -- 1899-1957 -- Family.
Gunn, Paul Irvin, -- 1899-1957.
Philippine Airlines -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography.
Rescues -- Philippines -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.