Forward / by Anthony Swofford -- Message from Kelly Dougherty -- Introduction -- The rules of engagement -- Racism and the dehumanization of the enemy -- Civilian testimony : the cost of war in Iraq -- Divide to conquer : gender and sexuality in the military -- The crisis of veterans' health care and the costs of war at home -- Corporate pillaging and the breakdown of the military -- The future of GI resistance -- Afterward / by Aaron Glantz -- Glossary of military terms.