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PublisherNaval Institute Press

ISBN-101591141273

ISBN-139781591141273

eBay Product ID (ePID)54033548

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Edition20

Book TitleFlight of the Intruder : a Novel

Number of Pages344 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWar & Military, Sea Stories

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorStephen P. Coonts

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight22.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-020275

Reviews"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, 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, [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, "Kept me strapped in the cockpit of the author's imagination for a down-and-dirty novel." ? St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "[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, "[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." -- Philadelphia Inquirer "Kept me strapped in the cockpit of the author's imagination for a down-and-dirty novel." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Coonts makes us see, smell, hear, taste, and feel battle." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer, Kept me strapped in the cockpit of the author's imagination for a down-and-dirty novel.? St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Edition DescriptionAnniversary

SynopsisAlso Available in an Audio Edition from Audible via Amazon 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 the crew. Grafton alternates between remorse over the fate of his unseen Vietnamese victims on the ground and a gung-ho "let's win this war" sentiment that lashes at both policymakers who select less-than-important targets for the dangerous missions and advocates for peace back in the States., 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 the crew. Grafton alternates between remorse over the fate of his unseen Vietnamese victims on the ground and a gung-ho let's win this war sentiment that lashes at both policymakers who select less-than-important targets for the dangerous missions and advocates for peace back in the States., During the Vietnam War, attack pilot Jake Grafton, struggling with his conscience and trying to find meaning to all the senseless death and destruction, decides to plan an illegal bombing raid into the very heart of Hanoi.

LC Classification NumberPS3553.O5796F5 2006