Table of Contents
Preface ix
Part 1 Going Back 1
1 The Beginning 3
2 Duty Calls 7
3 Cinnamon 10
4 Getting the Job 14
5 Headin' Upcountry 21
Part 2 First Impressions 27
6 Dinh Quan District 29
7 Home Sweet Home 33
8 The Team 36
9 Counterparts 44
Part 3 The Culture 51
10 The Clash of Cultures 53
11 The Magic Red Seal 62
12 "Dawk" and Other Delights 66
13 Spirited Adventures 73
Part 4 Team Life 77
14 The Dinh Quan Surf and Raquette Club 79
15 The Sauna 86
16 Outhouse #2 89
17 The Inferno 95
18 The Shower and Bath House 98
19 Hollywood Goes to War 101
20 The Dinh Quan Power and Light Company 106
21 Snakes Alive 110
22 Going to Saigon 117
Part 5 The Battle for Hearts and Minds 125
23 Pacification 128
24 USAID 135
25 Chicken Man 139
26 Miracle Rice 144
27 This Little Piggy Went to Market 147
28 TV Comes to Dinh Quan 151
29 Security Operations 154
30 Chopper Day 168
31 Phung Hoang: The Phoenix Program 173
32 The Hamlet Evaluation System 183
Part 6 Memorable Events 187
33 The Great Ambush 189
34 The Crash 193
35 R&R 197
36 The Thai Traveling Show 203
37 My Lai 208
Part 7 Closing Scenes 211
38 Vietnamization: The Beginning of the End 213
39 The Painting 217
40 Final Thoughts 222
Postscript: Worst Practices 227
Glossary 233
Bibliography 235
Acknowledgments 239
