Ebook: Swift Boats at War in Vietnam

Introduction -- 1965-66: Making It Up As We Go. Oops / by John Louck ; S.E.R.E. by Rod McAlpin ; Shakedown cruise / by Jim Franklin ; Man overboard / by Gary Liedorff ; Getting there is hard ... getting out is better / by Dick Olsen -- 1967: Doing Damage. Trawler / by Bernard W. Wolff ; To build a better boat / by Herb Pollock ; Smell like a rose / by Rod McAlpin ; Rogue wave / by Stirlin Harris ; VC tax station / by Larry Irwin -- 1968: Changing the Rules. Even the best of intentions / by Rod McAlpin ; Shooting high / by Stirlin Harris ; The little girl from Tamassou Island / by Bernard W. Wolff ; Brown's run / by Michael Brown ; A turning point / by Michael Bernique ; Regarding Henry / by W. Henry Inabnett -- 1969: SEALORDS. Fire mission / by David P. Marion ; Bow gunner / by Joe Muharsky ; Duong Keo / by Virgil Erwin and Peter N. Upton ; Rules of engagement / by Rich Kern -- 1969: Pacification. Too young / by Virgil Erwin ; Seafloat / by Jim Corrigan ; Death in the family / by Robert Hunt, Charles Janner, and Reynaldo Lopez ; WIA / by Patrick L. Evans -- 1970: Doing the Best You Can. The original Arnold Horshack / by Paul D. Johnson ; The 12-boat / by Paul D. Johnson ; Hearts and minds / by Tom Byrnes ; What the hell am I doing here? / by Ted Kenny ; Irma la douche / by Virgil Erwin -- 1970: Turning Out the Lights. Cambodia / by Bill Rogers ; Rescue on the Mekong / by Senying Chim ; "What are they going to do, send me to Vietnam?" / by Lou Marucheau ; Endgame / by Robert O. Lincoln ; Not with a bang ... or a whimper / by John Dooley -- Aftermath: "Swiftboat" Is Not a Verb. Slaying Goliath / by Duane Holman and Jenny Barr ; The real world / by Guy Gugliotta ; Encore / by John R. Juarez ; Legacy / by Suzanne Edwards.;"A history of swift boats in Vietnam."--Provided by publisher.