From his tumultuous experiences of brawls and covert transport operations in his youth, to his dynamic period as a trailblazing naval aviator, Paul Irving "Pappy" Gunn consistently followed his own rules, relying on his ingenuity and physical prowess to survive. Yet, when he falls in love with a conservative Southern woman, his outlook transforms. Her affection alters him from a reckless aviator into a resourceful innovator, whose rustic engineering prowess contributes to the establishment of one of Asia's initial airlines.
As war arrives in the Philippines, Pappy is conscripted into MacArthur's air force. During a confidential mission to Australia, the Japanese capture his family. Stripped of his beloved wife, Polly, and their four children, Pappy reverts to his unorthodox methods. Undertaking perilous rescue operations with audacious determination, he endures even after being shot down twice and retreating to Australia. He battles against numerous adversaries, including the American high command and the Japanese forces, all the while striving to reunite with his family in the Philippines.
The U.S. Army Air Force suffered devastating losses at the hands of the Japanese due to inadequate aircraft, resources, and strategies in the Pacific theater. Throughout his relentless three-year pursuit to locate his family, Pappy emerges as the maverick who transforms this dire situation. Armed with pistols and a loyal band of followers, he engages in supply thefts, aircraft hijackings, weapon innovations, and bomber modifications. These innovations amplify their capacity to strike harder, fly longer distances, and deliver unprecedented devastation in the skies. When Pappy's modified aircraft are finally unleashed during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, the United States achieves one of the most pivotal victories in World War II.
Transporting readers from the blistering skies of the Pacific to the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines, and even to one of the war's most infamous prison camps, "Indestructible" chronicles one man's gritty quest to liberate his loved ones. Simultaneously, it illustrates the airborne revolution he ignites—a revolution that reverberates through the modern battlefields of America.
