LEADER 00000cam 2200541 i 4500 003 TLC 005 20161026104450.0 006 m d 007 cr unu|||||||| 008 161026s2016 nyu ob 001 0beng d 020 9780316312226 (electronic bk.) 035 (OCoLC)960638373 037 26E83F92-B399-47DE-BCDE-98B73F8A09FF|bOverDrive, Inc. |nhttp://www.overdrive.com 040 TLC|cTLC|dTLC|erda 043 n-us---|aa-ph---|aa-ja--- 082 00 940.54/4973092|aB|223 099 eBook OverDrive/Libby 099 eBook OverDrive/Libby 100 1 Bruning, John R.,|eauthor. 245 10 Indestructible|h[OverDrive/Libby electronic resource]|bone man's rescue mission that changed the course of WWII / |cJohn R. Bruning. 264 1 New York :|bHachette Books,|c2016. 300 1 online resource 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rda 380 Biography|2marcgt 380 eBook|2tlcgt 385 General|2tlctarget 500 Electronic book. 520 2 "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"--|cProvided by publisher. 533 Electronic reproduction.|bNew York|cHachette Books|d2016 |nAvailable via World Wide Web. 600 10 Gunn, Paul Irvin,|d1899-1957. 600 10 Gunn, Paul Irvin,|d1899-1957|xFamily. 610 20 Philippine Airlines|xOfficials and employees|vBiography. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xAerial operations, American. 650 0 Air pilots|zUnited States|vBiography. 650 0 Aeronautics, Military|xTechnological innovations|xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Americans|zPhilippines|vBiography. 650 0 Prisoners of war|zPhilippines|vBiography. 650 0 Rescues|zPhilippines|xHistory|y20th century. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xPrisoners and prisons, Japanese. 655 7 Electronic books.|2local 710 2 OverDrive, Inc.,|edistributor. 856 40 |zAvailable on OverDrive/Libby|uhttps:// naperville.overdrive.com/media/26E83F92-B399-47DE-BCDE- 98B73F8A09FF 856 42 |zClick here to access excerpt|uhttp:// samples.overdrive.com/?crid=26e83f92-b399-47de-bcde- 98b73f8a09ff&.epub-sample.overdrive.com