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On the Yankee Station

"On the Yankee Station" - the title story, set during the Vietnam War in which Lt Larry Pfitz on his first mission loses his Phantom shortly after takeoff from an aircraft carrier on Yankee Station and blames Arthur Lydecker, a member of his ground crew; whom he demotes to catapult maintenance; this provides Lydecker with the opportunity for revenge.

"The Coup" - After his three-year posting, Morgan Leafy heads from to Nkongsamba to Yaoundé airport only to find on his arrival that there has been a coup.

"Histoire Vache" - In Villers-Bocage in Normandy, Eric loses his virginity to Marguerite who works at the abattoir.



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