In the story El Latigo (Spanish for The Whip), the author recalls a 1967 incident in Tijuana, Mexico, when he and a couple of his rowdy Navy buddies decided to kick up their heels. The other stories, like Subic Bay Broncs, which took place on the Subic Bay Navy Station in the Philippine Islands between 1967 and 1968, were inspired by other outdoor adventures, while Coup and In the Face of Death sprang totally from the authors imagination.