"Peter Clark's year in Vietnam began in July 1966, when he was shipped out with hundreds of other young recruits, as a replacement in the 1st Infantry Division. Clark was assigned to the Alpha Company. Clark gives a visceral, vivid and immediate account of life in the platoon, as he progresses from green recruit to seasoned soldier over the course of a year in the complexities of the Vietnamese conflict" -- Publisher's description.

Getting in -- Can you type? -- Welcome to Lai Khe -- Walking in the jungle -- Why walk when you can ride? -- You will suffer -- August 25 -- You walked in, you will walk out -- New guys -- Dead man's boots -- Settleing in -- Sneaky Petes -- Walk in the dark -- Time for a change -- A little R & R -- Back to work -- Tet truce -- I know I'm gonna die -- Count'em again -- Down in the ville -- Down among the dead men -- Vacation in the mountains -- Traveling around -- Looking for work.