{"product_id":"9781250085825","title":"Flight of the Intruder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA smash bestseller that spent over six months on the \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times\u003ci\u003e bestseller list, \u003c\/i\u003eFLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER\u003ci\u003e became an instant classic. No one before or since ever captured the world of Navy carrier pilots with the gripping realism of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eVietnam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e veteran Stephen Coonts, who lived the life he wrote about. More than a flying story, \u003c\/i\u003eFLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER\u003ci\u003e is also one of the best novels ever written about the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eVietnam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e experience. It's all here—the flying, the dying, the blood and bombs and bullets, and the sheer joy—and terror—of life at full throttle.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"GRIPPING...SMASHING.\"- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Grazing the Vietnam treetops at night at just under the speed of sound, A-6 Intruder pilot Jake \"Cool Hand\" Grafton knows exactly how precarious life is. Landing on a heaving aircraft carrier, dodging missiles locked on his fighter, flying through clouds of flak-he knows each flight could be his last. Yet he straps himself into a cockpit every day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"EXTRAORDINARY!\"-\u003ci\u003eTom Clancy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Then a bullet kills his bombardier while they're hitting another 'suspected' truck depot. Jake wonders what his friend died for-and why? Hitting pointless targets selected by men piloting desks just doesn't make sense. Maybe it's time to do something worthwhile. Something that will make a difference... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"SUPERBLY WRITTEN.\"- \u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jake and his new bombardier, ice-cold Tiger Cole, are going to pick their own target and hit the enemy where it hurts. But to get there and back in one piece is going to take a lot of nerve, even more skill, and an incredible amount of raw courage. Before it's over, they're going to fly into hell. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017791652080,"sku":"9781250085825","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250085825_p0.jpg?v=1763702263","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250085825","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}