Table of Contents
Introduction v
Chapter I Fateful Decisions 1
Chapter II Sharpening the Spear 11
Chapter III Acts of Man or God 37
Chapter IV On to the Westward 51
Chapter V Opening Moves 67
Chapter VI Across the Reef 89
Chapter VII Failed Blitzkrieg 113
Chapter VIII Into the Maelstrom 127
Chapter IX Under the Gun 145
Chapter X Tanks! 163
Chapter XI Toward the Airfield 177
Chapter XII A Gathering of Eagles 193
Chapter XIII Showdown 211
Chapter XIV Mission into Darkness 235
Chapter XV Winners and Losers 253
Chapter XVI Dead Men, Flies, and Thirst 269
Chapter XVII Holland Smith vs. the Army 291
Chapter XVIII Into the Valley 305
Chapter XIX Every Soldier Must Stand His Ground 325
Chapter XX Beyond the Valley 341
Chapter XXI Rabbit Hunt 355
Chapter XXII My Life Is Fluttering Away 369
Chapter XXIII Overrun 385
Chapter XXIV The Killing Fields 407
Chapter XXV The Suicide Cliffs 429
Chapter XXVI The Whirlwind 449
Epilogue: Loose Ends 465
Notes 479
Bibliography 525
Index 543
