Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction, by Jack Shulimson

one
A Conversation with a Dead Dog

two
The Longest Night

three
Lang Co Village: In the Eye of the Storm

four
Phu Bai: Mess Hall Chow

five
Wading through Deep Shit

six
The Citadel

seven
Whiskey Boats on the Perfume River

eight
The Backdoor Approach

nine
Phase Line Green

ten
Coping with Disaster: A Dead Dog Day Afternoon

eleven
Life is Renewed in the City of Death

twelve
The Return of Heavy Firepower

thirteen
Snipers’ Lair

fourteen
The Night Movement

fifteen
Coke-Bottle Glasses

sixteen
Prisoner of War

seventeen
The Effectiveness of Chemical Warfare

eighteen
Aftermath, and a Dying Pig

Epilogue: Commanding Officer’s Comments

Index