Table of Contents
Authors' Note xi
Prologue 1
Part I The Banality of Evil
Chapter 1 The Awkward Introvert 13
Chapter 2 The Absolute Monarch 23
Chapter 3 Pushing Boundaries 33
Chapter 4 What Price Glory? 45
Chapter 5 Absolute Fury 51
Chapter 6 All That Glitters 59
Chapter 7 The Ranch 67
Chapter 8 Money and Medals 82
Part II Unheeded Warnings
Chapter 9 The Pitbull 93
Chapter 10 Spartan Silence 103
Chapter 11 Hide-and-Seek 114
Chapter 12 Statute of Limitations 120
Chapter 13 "Souls Fall…Like Snowflakes" 126
Chapter 14 The Perfect Storm 135
Chapter 15 Fierce Five 142
Chapter 16 What's Wrong with This Picture? 152
Chapter 17 A Formal Complaint 160
Chapter 18 "A Great Bullshitter" 171
Chapter 19 The Cover Story 179
Chapter 20 Damage Control 189
Part III The Wrong Army
Chapter 21 Cracking Under Pressure 205
Chapter 22 Coming Forward 212
Chapter 23 Breaking News 221
Chapter 24 Fallout Begins 228
Chapter 25 Trash Day 232
Chapter 26 Victim-Centered 239
Chapter 27 Critical Testimony 247
Chapter 28 Defensive Posture 253
Chapter 29 The National Spotlight 262
Chapter 30 Uncivil Actions 270
Chapter 31 Striking a Deal 277
Chapter 32 Armed and Ready 286
Chapter 33 Expanding Ranks 292
Chapter 34 A Rare Gift 299
Epilogue 305
Acknowledgments 317
Index 323