2.  Front Cover

3. Authorial Intent  Portrayal of a true picture of Vietnam: scenes, characters, action  Development of believable characters, events, settings  Establishment of authentic references to military protocol, vessels, armaments, sounds, dialogue  Creation of a believable conclusion

4.  The Defining Moment: “Nothing worse can happen.”

5. Boot Camp Group Photo

6. Al’s Journey

7. Manning the M-60 machine gun while at GQ Gun barrels point up when passing villages

8. Swifts beached at a village near Seafloat

9. A young South Vietnamese sailor learns to shoot the aft 50-caliber machine gun

10. South Vietnamese junk under sail

11. The Stars and Stripes fly alongside hand-washed laundry

12. Making morning coffee in 98 o heat

13. Houses off the Song Ong Doc river, built over a canal, make it easy for fishing families to get to work

14. Low flat swampy delta area Light areas defoliated by agent orange

15. “Firefight gives a genuine feel for the temperaments of young men going to war.” David Wallace, OinC, PCFs 32 & 65 “Those young and courageous Swift sailors added immensely to my leadership perspective in meeting my future career responsibilities.” Tom L. Hovland, Captain, USN-retired “Firefight puts the reader aboard a Swift…” Raul Herrara, President, Swift Boat Sailors Association  Back cover with reviews