We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam Paperback - 2004
by General Ha Moore; Joseph Galloway
This devastating account of the battles against the North Vietnamese at the Ia Drang Valley, November, 1965, rises above the specific ordeal it chronicles to present a picture of men facing the ultimate challenge--and dealing with it in ways they would have found unimaginable only a few hours earlier.
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Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young."
In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-Ray and Albany constituted one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War. How these men persevered--sacrificed themselves for their comrades and never gave up--makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating. General Moore and Joseph Galloway, the only journalist on the ground throughout the fighting, have interviewed hundreds of men who fought there, including the North Vietnamese commanders. This devastating account rises above the specific ordeal it chronicles to present a picture of men facing the ultimate challenge, dealing with it in ways they would have found unimaginable only a few hours earlier. It reveals to us, as rarely before, man's most heroic and horrendous endeavor.
"From the Hardcover edition.
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- Title We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
- Author General Ha Moore; Joseph Galloway
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Presidio Press, New York
- Date 2004-11-23
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780345475817 / 034547581X
- Weight 1.38 lbs (0.63 kg)
- Dimensions 9.24 x 6.12 x 0.98 in (23.47 x 15.54 x 2.49 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1960's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Library of Congress subjects Ia Drang Valley, Battle of, Vietnam, 1965
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004559268
- Dewey Decimal Code 959.704
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