02741nam 2200541 450 991014864610332120230808200221.00-316-33939-30-316-31222-3(CKB)3710000000921386(MiAaPQ)EBC5362470(EXLCZ)99371000000092138620180609d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIndestructible one man's rescue mission that changed the course of WWII /John R. BruningNew York :Hachette Books,[2016]1 online resource (xviii, 523 pages, (large print) 8 unnumbered pages plates) illustrations, maps0-316-33940-7 Includes bibliographical references and index."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.World War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons, JapaneseRescuesPhilippinesHistory20th centuryAeronautics, MilitaryTechnological innovationsHistory20th centuryPrisoners of warPhilippinesBiographyAmericansPhilippinesBiographyAir pilotsUnited StatesBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.RescuesHistoryAeronautics, MilitaryTechnological innovationsHistoryPrisoners of warAmericansAir pilotsWorld War, 1939-1945Aerial operations, American.940.544973092HIS027100bisacshBruning John R.1215909MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910148646103321Indestructible2809654UNINA