Book One: "The Battle Grounds Of War Falter Compared To The Battles Fought Within The Valleys Of The Shadows." By P.J.Batton. Barry Scott felt unusually cold staring up at the star filled sky. Fifteen of his fellow airmen mulled around a natural clearing north of the Vietnamese Border in the south China jungle. Some of the men rummaged through already double checked packs, others sat in silent contemplation pondering upon their up-coming assignment. The Captain of this sixteen man squadron; a ‘Captain Eric Connor’. Stood with his back to the men while he scryed the distant mountains on the eastern horizon. Their tips just starting to glow in the early morning gloom. Barry's first encounter with the captain originated in his training as a raw recruit two years to the prior. Over time he ca