Cuba, Stephen Coonts
Cuba, Stephen Coonts
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Cuba

Author: Stephen Coonts

Narrator: Benjamin L. Darcie

Unabridged: 14 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/06/2014


Synopsis

The hero of six New York Times bestsellers by Stephen Coonts, author ofFlight of the Intruder and Fortunes of War, returns as the United States and Cuba engage in a terrifying game of brinksmanship, a gamble that could break the last military taboo and destroy both countries.In Cuba, an ailing Fidel Castro lies dying. Across the Straits of Florida, an anxious US awaits the inevitable power struggle, determined to have a say in who controls this strategically invaluable island. And the American President has an added reason for concern: an Arms Control Conference has just begun in Paris and, unbeknownst to either the American public or Cuba, the US has hidden secret weapons inside the American base on Cuba's Guantanemo Bay. But no secret remains one for long, and when one of the Cuban factions finds out about the weapons, the excitement begins.Only Admiral Grafton, on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Cuba, knows the impending danger. Only Grafton can save America from a disaster that would make the Bay of Pigs look like child's play. In Cuba, Stephen Coonts captures the ominous feel of a tropical powderkeg about to explode in a novel filled with the action and drama for which he is famous.

About Stephen Coonts

This biography could be entitled, West Virginia Boy Becomes a Very Successful Author....... but that would be too obvious. Author, Stephen Coonts was born and raised in Buchanan, West Virginia, a small town of 6,000. He led the typical life of any boy growing up in the 50's and 60's.

He was born in 1946, and ended his childhood by graduating from West Virginia University with a degree in political science. As happens with many poli-sci grads, he had a law degree in mind, but first he served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and began flight training in Pensacola, Florida.

Coonts received his wings after completion of fleet replacement training in the A-6 Intruder aircraft. After serving in the Vietnam War as an attack fighter, he served as a flight instructor, and did a tour of duty on the USS Nimitz. Upon leaving the Navy, he entered the University of Colorado School of Law. After receiving his law degree, he moved back to West Virginia to practice for a couple of years. But, his career took him back to Colorado where he specialized in oil and gas law.

Finally, in 1986, he published his first novel, Flight of the Intruder, which became a huge success, being on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover. Later, a movie by the same title was produced based on his novel, and was released nationally in 1991. All of his books have been published in several different countries.

Currently, Coonts lives in Colorado with his third wife, Deborah, He continues to write novels from Colorado.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jd on September 20, 2018

Fidel Castro, the president of Cuba, chooses his successor on his deathbed, but other people have different plans in mind. In the book Cuba by Steven Coonts, America and Cuba are on the brink of war, with a collapsing communist government and the reign of power up for grabs. The book is geared towar......more

Goodreads review by Jay on January 30, 2021

Someone had biological weapons stored at Guantanimo. Castro is dieing. Vargas, the evil head of the secret police wants to be the new leader. He will do anything to accomplish this. Tony Carmenelli accompanies a profesional CIA man. He desn't even wish to carry a gun. Jake Grafton is the Admiral in......more

Goodreads review by Linda on September 08, 2009

This Coonts novel is in the Jake Grafton series, but takes place before the Grafton/Oregon Files series. It gives us the back story on the characters from the Oregon Files and is a typical Coonts military thriller. I enjoyed the fast-paced story and learned a lot about the history of Cuba under Fide......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on June 02, 2018

I thought it jumped around too much from story to story.......more

Goodreads review by Joe on June 10, 2012

Good beach read.......more