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Flight of the Intruder - 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel
Stephen Coonts
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Description for Flight of the Intruder - 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel
Hardcover. Num Pages: 335 pages. BIC Classification: FJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
In Flight of the Intruder Jake Grafton is an A-6 Intruder pilot during the Vietnam War who flies his bomber on sorties past enemy flak and SAM missiles, and then must maneuver his plane, often at night, onto the relatively small deck of an aircraft carrier. Former Navy flyer Stephen Coonts gives an excellent sense of the complexities of modern air raids and how nerve-wracking it is, even for the best airmen, to technically solve sudden problems over and over, knowing that even a twist of fate like a peasant wildly firing a rifle from a field could wipe out ... Read more
In Flight of the Intruder Jake Grafton is an A-6 Intruder pilot during the Vietnam War who flies his bomber on sorties past enemy flak and SAM missiles, and then must maneuver his plane, often at night, onto the relatively small deck of an aircraft carrier. Former Navy flyer Stephen Coonts gives an excellent sense of the complexities of modern air raids and how nerve-wracking it is, even for the best airmen, to technically solve sudden problems over and over, knowing that even a twist of fate like a peasant wildly firing a rifle from a field could wipe out ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591141273
SKU
V9781591141273
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-20
About Stephen Coonts
Stephen Coonts, b.1946 inWest Virginia. He received a BA in political science from West Virginia University in 1968. He entered the U.S. Navy and received his Navy wings in 1969. He made two combat cruises aboard the USS Enterprise. After the Vietnam War, he served as a flight instructor aboard the USS Nimitz. He left active duty in 1977 and ... Read more
Reviews for Flight of the Intruder - 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel
[Coonts's] gripping, first-person narration of aerial combat is the best I've ever read. Once begun, this book cannot be laid aside." ? The Wall Street Journal "Coont's pilots are the real McCoy and his compassion for them sustains his story from first page to last . . . a sometimes exhilarating, often nightmarish tale." ? Kirkus Reviews "A winner." ? ... Read more