| List of Maps | p. xi | |
| Introduction: Along the Afghan-Pakistan Border | p. 3 | |
| Finish the Game | p. 15 | |
| The Marine Years | p. 27 | |
| Monti | p. 44 | |
| Advising | p. 52 | |
| Coming Together | p. 59 | |
| Out of the Smoke | p. 68 | |
| Ganjigal | p. 73 | |
| Into the Valley | p. 87 | |
| Paralysis | p. 95 | |
| Lost | p. 106 | |
| Into the Fire | p. 122 | |
| Into the Wash | p. 137 | |
| Primal | p. 147 | |
| Team Monti | p. 156 | |
| Dab Khar | p. 161 | |
| Cheerleaders | p. 172 | |
| Old Haunts | p. 178 | |
| All In | p. 184 | |
| Postscript: Swenson | p. 193 | |
| Epilogue by Bing West | p. 199 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 207 | |
| Ganjigal Timeline | p. 211 | |
| Medal of Honor Citation for Cpl Dakota L. Meyer, USMC | p. 223 | |
| Notes | p. 225 |