A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.

本书对美国陷入越战泥潭的过程做了详尽的解释， 揭露了美国政治、军事的内幕， 使美国和越南陷入灾难的原因， 总结了经验教训， 提出如何面对21世纪的问题。