Gordon L. Rottman served in the US Army for twenty-five years, as a Green Beret in Vietnam, as a paratrooper, in a long-range reconnaissance patrol unit, and on military intelligence assignments. He has written over 130 military history books and novels.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Abbreviations
Phonetic Alphabets
Unit Designations
Words of the Vietnam War: ALPHA to ZULU
Appendices
Appendix A: Unit Nicknames
Appendix B: Pidgin Vietnamese-English
Appendix C: US Rank Titles
Appendix D: US Aircraft Designations and Nicknames
Selected Bibliography