This book is in absolute PERFECT condition with the exception of one thing - a previous sale sticker on buy the back cover. Otherwise, this looks like it was produced yesterday. Binding is tight, pages are clean, cover and dust jacket are flawless. A beautiful first printing of the first edition!
From the inside dust jacket:
In this riveting story of naval aviators at war over Vietnam, veteran A-6 Intruder pilot Stephen Coonts captures as never before the full drama of modern aerial warfare.
With extraordinary realism he straps the reader into the cockpit of an A-6 to experience the fear and exhilaration of life at full throttle: thrilling cat shots off a carrier... treetop-level races against pursuing MIGS... treacherous night landings in crippled planes.
With unfailing honesty he puts the reader inside the hearts and minds of the pilots who "drive" these powerful, hi-tech machines to reveal a world unknown to those outside the naval aviators' fraternity. From the goodnatured raillery of the ready room to the shared dangers in the air to the manic release from combat stress in the bars of the Philippines, the airmen's special brand of camaraderie - the one stabilizing force in their otherwise precarious lives - is described here as only an insider could.
More than an exciting adventure story, Flight of the Intruder probes beneath the glamorous surface to examine the psychological tolls of war. Through the memorable characters of Jake Grafton and his squadron buddies, Tiger Cole, The Boxman, Sammy Lundeen, the New Guy, Coonts explores the ways in which naval aviators attempt to cope with the intense pressures of their progression.
Product code: FIRST EDITION Flight of the Intruder by Stephen buy Coonts, 1986