This book is a fictional account of the experiences of four diverse service men during the Vietnam War portrayed against a historically accurate background. It describes how they cope with the challenges that arise for each of them at the peak of the war (1967- 1968). The book emulates a class of books written on World War II such as John P. Marquands So Little Time, Nicholas Montsarrats The Cruel Sea, Evelyn Waughs, Officers and Gentlemen and James Joness trilogy.