They were the chosen ones and the ones who chose to be the best. Never before had the United States given so select a group offighting men such punishing preparation. Now they were headingfor their ultimate test of skill and nerve and sacrifice, in a war unlike any they or their country had ever fought before.ina land that most of america still knew nothing aobut. Vietnam.

"They were the young ones, the bright ones, the ones with the dreams. From the Nazi-prowled wastes of North Africa to the bloody corridors of Europe, they honorably answered the call. War–it was their duty, their job, their life. They marched off as boys and they came back–those who made it–as soldiers and professionals forged in the heat of battle..." -- back cover.

Marine Corps soldiers fight in the Pacific in the bloody months spanning the battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.