| | Introduction | p. 3 |
| | A Sunday Morning | p. 19 |
| | A Chance Encounter | p. 38 |
| | Tales of the Pacific | p. 59 |
| | The Good Reuben James | p. 98 |
| | Rosie | p. 108 |
| | Neighborhood Boys | p. 135 |
| | Reflections on Machismo | p. 166 |
| | High Rank | p. 189 |
| | The Bombers and the Bombed | p. 198 |
| | Growing Up: Here and There | p. 225 |
| | D-Day and All That | p. 254 |
| | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy | p. 294 |
| | Sudden Money | p. 301 |
| | The Big Panjandrum | p. 318 |
| | Flying High | p. 343 |
| | Up Front with Pen, Camera, and Mike | p. 350 |
| | Crime and Punishment | p. 387 |
| | A Turning Point | p. 444 |
| | Chilly Winds | p. 459 |
| | Is You is or Is You Ain't My Baby? | p. 505 |
| | Remembrance of Things Past | p. 558 |
| | Epilogue: Boom Babies and Other New People | p. 574 |