A definitive account of Kerry's journey from war to peace, drawing on interviews with virtually everyone who knew Kerry in Vietnam, as well as letters home, journals, and personal reminiscences written during and shortly after the war.

Includes index.

April 22, 1971 (Washington, D.C.) -- Up from Denver -- The Yale years -- California bound -- High seas adventures -- Training days at Coronado -- Trial by desert -- In-country -- PCF-44 -- Up the rivers -- Death at the delta -- Braving the Bo De River -- Taking command of PCF-94 -- The medals -- The homecoming -- The winter soldier -- Enemy number one -- Duty continued -- September 2, 2003 (Charleston, South Carolina) -- Timeline.