This is the story of "Pappy" Gunn, a legendary air force officer in World War II, who was forced by his military obligations to leave his family behind in Japanese-conquered Manila, then waged a virtual one-man war in the Pacific to rebuild, redesign and improve American aircraft as ground and sea attack weapons delivery systems, fight the war himself as a decorated combat and transport pilot, and at the same time try desperately to rescue his family from brutal Japanese internment in the Philippines.
The stirring story of a brave and unstoppable pirate, pilot, engineer, warrior and military leader to many in the South Pacific theater, and a moving family story of survival against impossible odds. Recommended.
The Memory Cache is the personal blog site of Wayne Parker, a Seattle-based writer and musician. It features short reviews of books, movies and TV shows, and posts on other topics of current interest.
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