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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 Philippines 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.
- Sales Rank: #57110 in Books
- Published on: 2016-10-11
- Released on: 2016-10-11
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.38" h x 1.63" w x 6.38" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 544 pages
Review
"This is a beautifully told story of a family separated by war, and of an extraordinary father, driven to avenge his family, who by sheer force of character changed the nature of warfare. A superbly told tale of love, honor, courage and devotion."
―Alex Kershaw, author of Avenue of Spies
"This thriller-like narrative not only reveals the disturbing plight of courageous American families held in Japanese internment camps, but also delivers a gripping portrait of a uniquely American hero, Pappy Gunn, who fought two wars--one for his country and one to rescue his wife and children."―James Bradley, bestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers, Flyboys, The Imperial Cruise, and The China Mirage
"Here is a true story with something for everyone. Love, war, treachery, adventure, and above all an intimate portrait of the made-for-Hollywood life of a man who broke all the rules and remade them to his liking. Finally, we have a book that does justice to the legend of Colonel Paul 'Pappy' Gunn, a giant among heroes of World War II. John Bruning shows us a big-hearted man determined to save his family--and a brilliant scientist-pilot who was determined to win the war along the way."
―Adam Makos, author of A Higher Call and Devotion
"From the opening pages, Bruning grabs you by the collar and pulls you into the story, not letting go as he masterfully guides you through a part of World War II that is largely unknown. This is the work of a skilled wordsmith who knows how to tell a story."
―Gregory A. Freeman, author of The Forgotten 500
"Set against the sprawling and violent Pacific War, Indestructible is the incredible story of one man's courage, tenacity and dogged fight to rescue his family caught behind enemy lines. The book left me with chills."
―James M. Scott, author of Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid that Avenged Pearl Harbor
"Bruning's gripping account of 'Pappy' Gunn's mission to save his family might seem to some like over-the-top fiction, but Gunn's rage really did drive changes to tactics and modifications to aircraft that changed the course of the Pacific War... every lover of bigger-than-life-but-still-true tales of wartime heroism will want to read this vividly written history."―Booklist, starred review
About the Author
John R. Bruning is the author or collaborating writer of a number of nonfiction books, including the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller Outlaw Platoon (Morrow) written with Sean Parnell, Shadow of the Sword with Jeremiah Workman (Ballantine), How to Break a Terrorist with Matthew Alexander (Free Press), House to House with David Bellavia (Free Press), The Devil's Sandbox (Zenith), and Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent with Fred Burton (Random House, a New York Times expanded list bestseller). Bruning is well-traveled as an embedded combat correspondent. For his reporting in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense presented him with a prestigious 2010 Thomas Jefferson Award. For his work with the Oregon National Guard, he was inducted into the 162nd Infantry Regiment in September 2011 as an honorary member. John lives in Independence, Oregon, and has two children.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Well Written, Great Mix Of History And Human
By John Green
I love books about aviation and I love books about flying, so this looked really good - I ordered it. I find it to be a compelling story, well researched and written.
The story is almost unbelievable. Even in a time of heros, "Pappy" Gunn stands out. He was a former enlisted man who was in the Philippines when WW II broke out. From the first, the story is breathlessly fast, moving as fast as the Japanese advanced. He managed to scramble together the aircraft and personnel to support the fighting, even while worrying about his wife and two kids who were with him in Manilla. In the end he was deceived and ended up leaving them there as he went off to war - and the Japanese took Manilla shortly afterwards. That didn't stop his plans to go back and rescue them. The entire book is about his struggle to this purpose - even while fulfilling his duties to the military. The parts of the book about the prison for foreigners caught in the Philippines was absolutely gripping, keeping me on the edge of my seat, so to speak, as I wondered how it would turn out. In order to get back to them, he had to win the war, and he developed a revolutionary method of warfare (in spite of the resistance of higher command) - and it is still in use today. This is a story of American innovation and presents a different light on the events of the Pacific war.
The writing is excellent. The author has to use some license in his description of the conversations between people, but that makes the story very readable. I can tell from the various battle details that the author really researched well. He writes from the third person, providing a great perspective of the events, while still being able to delve into the background of things that were happening of which Pappy could not have known. It is an excellent method, and I never got bored. By the first couple of chapters, I was hooked, and read through long into the night.
Summary: Well written, gripping human and historical details - well done. Highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Never a dull moment!! This story has everything you could ever want! When will the movie be out?!?!
By GadgetFamily
My grandfather was a pilot in World War II and had so many incredible stories from his own experiences and those of friends of his and I always begged him to write them down...or dictate them so I could accurately capture the stories. It was an era of incredible acts of heroism that often went unknown and definitely were rarely acknowledged. The war was replete with these acts of valor and they were often performed by incredibly interesting and complex characters! This story of heartbreak, torture, dogged determination, heroism, intrigue, action and love goes beyond any of the stories I heard growing up. The details are nearly too jaw-droppingly implausible that if not for the outlandish stories I believe were true of my grandfather's experiences, I would almost doubt this. I feel like this book should start with Paul Harvey's famous line..."And now...for the rest of the story..." as the way this story becomes a history-shaping journey also feels surreal.
It is truly a gripping tome...yes, the book is long, but you are so engrossed in the story, that you will not even notice! I plowed through this because there is literally never a dull moment!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Compelling, engaging, and very well written novel about a most interesting WWII aviator
By Dr. Stuart Gitlow
Very well-written compelling text, keeping my interest and making a long airline flight go quickly. The story is one that I hadn't heard before, bringing the reader to a fascinating time (the start of WWII) and place (initially Manila) in the presence of an equally fascinating family. There are a few minor issues that I encountered along the way which can perhaps be fixed in the final iteration:
1) Gunn's 1939 Buick is referred to as having a 5.2 liter Fireball Straight-8. Of course, no one would have called it that then. We used cubic inches until just a few years ago. The engine was Buick's 320.
2) Gunn is said to open the throttle "all the way" on his Beech 18 before checking his magnetos. Mag checks are not performed at full throttle, but rather at some fixed setting just a little ways above idle.
3) During the initial nighttime Japanese bomber run overhead, Julie recalls seeing the silhouettes of the pilots and Nath saw the Japanese insignia against milk colored wings. The raid is later said to have come in at 20,000' to avoid the poorly capable defense batteries. If the bombers had actually flown in at 20,000', the planes themselves would not have been visible, particularly at night, and it would have been impossible to see either the insignia or pilot silhouettes.
I'm nit-picking, obviously, but in addition to this being a compelling story of interest from WWII, it's also an aviation story which pilots will very much appreciate. And pilots nit-pick. In any case, the story left me wanting to fly right seat for Pappy.
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