Gary B. (gourdhedd) - , reviewed on 4/17/2022 + 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.

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