The dramatic life of Vietnam War hero Roy Benavidez, revealing how Hispanic Americans have long shaped US history, from "a major new voice [with] lyrical powers as a biographer" (David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Frederick Douglass).--

Prologue -- Rawhide -- Fields -- A leap of faith -- Cold warrior -- Land mine -- Sojourn -- Fearless -- Home -- Honor -- A hero -- Security -- Glory days -- To be an American -- Epilogue