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| Original Title: | Flight Of The Intruder |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Jake Grafton #1, Jake Grafton & Tommy Carmellini Universe #1 |
Stephen Coonts
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 158 pages Rating: 4.07 | 26672 Users | 178 Reviews
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| Title | : | Flight of the Intruder (Jake Grafton #1) |
| Author | : | Stephen Coonts |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 158 pages |
| Published | : | 2015 (first published September 1986) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. War. Military Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Also 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.Rating Of Books Flight of the Intruder (Jake Grafton #1)
Ratings: 4.07 From 26672 Users | 178 ReviewsDiscuss Of Books Flight of the Intruder (Jake Grafton #1)
This book is as on point about naval aviation as Tom Clancy was on submarine warfare. Stephen Coonts does an excellent job in transferring his experience as a carrier A-6 pilot into a thriller about the Vietnam war. Both a heart-pounding ride and a critic of the Vietnam war, Flight of the Intruder does an authentic job of telling the story of it was like to be part of the carrier strike group conducting attacks on Vietnam. It satisfies the reader's desire for a fast paced and exciting plot andThe Flight of the Intruder (1986) by Stephen Coonts is a rip-roaring tale of an A-6 Intruder pilot, Jake Grafton, flying in Vietnam. Coonts knows what he was writing about. He was an Intruder pilot in Vietnam. The book has lots of detail and the feel of life on board an aircraft carrier is remarkable. According to others who have been pilots on a carrier it's not that far from what happens. Coonts was interviewed on the Fighter Pilot podcast in 2019. The host of the podcast was also a pilot on a
This was my first foray into Stephen Coonts, and it left a poor first taste. Heres the thing, I like when veterans or whatever write military fiction, its nice to (think) that they get many details right. Non-military members really dont really know a lot of what goes on, we get things wrong, a lot of what we think we know is really Hollywood inventions, so its nice to read something from someone who has been there, who has flown those planes or served on those submarines or whatever. But herein
This one was a tough one to rate. I feel the idea and plot of the book was fantastic. It is good to see the Intruder get some action in Fiction. I just feel Coonts's writing on this one was lacking the spark to keep me thrilled about the book. At times I found some of the stroyline predictable like a classic World War 2 movie from the 1940's and 50's and lets not forget Spike Lee's writing disaster on Mirical at St Anna's (woof that was bad!!) I get it that it was Coonts's first go at a novel.
now i am hooked. This was such a great, easy and creative book. i was hooked after the first page. The characters were easy to fall in love with and follow, along with the story. the author made the mental visions so easy and vivid of the surroundings and the characters actions felt so real.i would highly recommend this author and this book.
Very good Viet Nam War era novel of love and combat for A-6A naval aviators. Having served with an A-6A squadron aboard an aircraft carrier during that time, I can attest to the authenticity of the colorful experiences described both in and out of combat. The description of air combat over Viet Nam and shore leave R&R in the Phillipines are straight-on accurate. When I returned home from my tour on an aircraft carrier in 1967 I thought I'd like to write a book about my experiences there some
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