Article 99: Misbehavior Before the Enemy is the fifth in the series recounting the military legal career of Charles Kimbrough and his romance with Matti von Beneingsen. In this story, Kimbrough is assigned to defend an American officer who is falsely accused, based on racist bias, of cowardice in combat by his military superior. The case is set in the former] Republic of Vietnam. While it is not based on a real incident, the events and environments described, especially the combat operations of the Republic of Vietnam Army, reflect the author's personal experience.