Foreword / by Chuck Hagel, former Secretary of Defense and Senator from Nebraska

Preface

Prey

De oppresso liber and the art of being unconventional

Green Berets at work

A first look

A Godforsaken place

The men within the walls

Boots on the ground; signs in the jungle

The gathering storm

Before sunrise

Hope and Hell

Another day of perdition

Valor on the ground; from the skies

Giving up the ghost

Last men standing

Evading the ghost

A tiger's tale

On the home front

No rest for the weary

Two months and twenty minutes

Training for stealth; returning to action

On a mission; a price on my head

Life goes on

A matter of honor

Regrets and lessons

Medal of Honor citation for Command Sergeant Major Bennie Gene Adkins.