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The Intruders (Jake Grafton, Bk 6)
The Intruders - Jake Grafton, Bk 6
Author: Stephen Coonts
Fighter pilot Jake Grafton is adrift following combat in Vietnam. With no place in the States to call home, Grafton sticks to what he knows best: taking on the world's most treacherous skies from the cockpit of a Grumman A-6 Intruder. Now, stationed in the South Pacific on the U.S.S. Columbia, Grafton must teach the Marines aboard the art of...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780671870614
ISBN-10: 0671870610
Publication Date: 6/1/1995
Pages: 400
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 47 ratings
Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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book-reader avatar reviewed The Intruders (Jake Grafton, Bk 6) on + 144 more book reviews
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Great story about aircraft carrier operations.
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sobamaflyer avatar reviewed The Intruders (Jake Grafton, Bk 6) on + 2 more book reviews
I've been reading the Jake Grafton series for quite a while, I really enjoy them. Actually gone back and re-read a couple recently as I wanted to be refreshed on the "history".

The Intruders is a fine followup to Flight of the Intruder, don't expect mind blowing twists in the plot but it is an exciting adventure novel none the less.
reviewed The Intruders (Jake Grafton, Bk 6) on + 17 more book reviews
Very well writen. Kept my attention from start to finish and I don't know anything about the Navy, ships or aircraft. Stephen Coonts nails it...
gourdhedd avatar reviewed The Intruders (Jake Grafton, Bk 6) on + 9 more book reviews
This book takes place in Jake Grafton's life after the end of the Vietnam war. Jake goes into a bar, gets into a fight with an anti-war heckler, and then is reassigned (punished) by the Navy to an 8 month tour on a carrier in the western Pacific. His purpose there: Educate/enhance the ability of a squadron of Marines to fly the A-6. Since most of the book takes place on the carrier, there are a lot of details about take-offs, landings, in-flight refueling, bolters, flying in poor weather, etc, etc. While some may find this too much minutia, I found it to be fascinating .
Also included in the book is the continuance of Jake's relationship with Callie. The book engages the reader and holds him captive until the last page.
reviewed The Intruders (Jake Grafton, Bk 6) on + 107 more book reviews
I've read most of Coonts' work up to a certain point; if I like an author I have a tendency to buy everything he wrote and read them in the order written, so I have several of his books still unread. Next to his first work "Flight of the Intruder", this is my favorite. I have those two in hardcover and will probably read them again. I ran across this paperback version today while I was looking for something else (I have way too many books, both read and unread), and since it's a nice clean copy am offering it.

Being retired Air Force myself, I like books about flying, and enjoyed this one especially since it has a Marine Corps hook-up in it. My best friend for many years was a retired USMC regimental Sgt Major; he died three years ago, and I still really miss him.
reviewed The Intruders (Jake Grafton, Bk 6) on + 32 more book reviews
Another good book in the series. Lots of little interesting facts and just enough action to keep the story moving. I would recomend this book, even more so to readers who enjoy fiction that has a heavy base in facts.


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