Considered the last battle of the Vietnam War, U.S. Marines were ordered to retake the SS Mayaguez from the Khmer Rouge, who had siezed the ship and had it steered to Cambodian waters, and to rescue the crew.

The capture of the SS Mayaguez -- First casualties -- President Ford orders military action -- Operation Plan -- Marine "Boots on the ground" on Koh Tang -- Extraction -- The fate of the missing Marines -- After the battle -- Return to Koh Tang -- Epilogue -- Recollections: the Vets remember -- Appendix A.U.S. helicopter aircrews and transport of Marines and other personnel (Military Sealift Command, Navy, U.S. Air Force, and Army) -- Appendix B.U.S. military dead -- Appendix C. Partial list of Marines wounded -- Appendix D.U.S. military personnel decorations.