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“A GUT-WRENCHING ACCOUNT OF WHAT WAR IS REALLY ALL ABOUT, which should be ‘must’ reading for all Americans, especially those who have been led to believe that war is some kind of Nintendo game.”
–GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF
“Hal Moore and Joe Galloway have captured the terror and exhilaration, the comradeship and self-sacrifice, the brutality and compassion that are the dark heart of war.”
–NEIL SHEEHAN, author of A Bright Shining Lie
“A powerful and epic story . . . This is the best account of infantry combat I have ever read, and the most significant book to come out of the Vietnam War.”
–COLONEL DAVID HACKWORTH, author of the bestseller About Face
From the Trade Paperback edition.
–GENERAL H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF
“Hal Moore and Joe Galloway have captured the terror and exhilaration, the comradeship and self-sacrifice, the brutality and compassion that are the dark heart of war.”
–NEIL SHEEHAN, author of A Bright Shining Lie
“A powerful and epic story . . . This is the best account of infantry combat I have ever read, and the most significant book to come out of the Vietnam War.”
–COLONEL DAVID HACKWORTH, author of the bestseller About Face
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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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.
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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5.0 out of 5 stars
Strong military history,
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This review is from: We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam (Mass Market Paperback)
Like many, I suppose, I decided to try the book after I had seen the movie. The film had blown me away, and I wanted to find out the whole story, without the Hollywood details. Interestingly enough, some of the things that I had dismissed about the movie as pure Hollywood turned out to be true. (I have come to the conclusion that Sergeant Major Plumley might actually be God, as many of the troops suspected. :)) Nevertheless, there were a number of differences, inevitably, so it was good to get the bigger picture that a book can provide. The book also discusses military actions after the battle at Ia Drang, which also make for a compelling story. Moore and Galloway are scrupulous in their collection of multiple firsthand accounts, which greatly add to the narrative. This book is a collection of many stories, guided by Moore and Galloway, and is an outstanding read.
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Tells it like it was... and is.,
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This review is from: We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam (Mass Market Paperback)
My dad served in Vietnam. I've been in Iraq. This book tells it like it was in Vietnam and, in many ways, how it still is today. There are valuable lessons to be learned about the costs of war and how preparation, skill and audacity can minimize those risks to yourself and your troops while simultaneously maximizing those risks for the enemy.A refreshingly honest approach that draws heavily on quotes from individuals who were there but which still manages to tie the quotes into the larger picture of what was going on to see how the individual experiences contributed to the group effort. Highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what combat was like but doesn't want or have the opportunity to experience combat themself. One of the two best non-fiction books I've read about warfare; the other being "The Storm of Steel" by Ernst Junger.
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FRIGHTENINGLY REAL,
By Blade-57 "Dave Dawber" (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam (Paperback)
I saw the movie & thought I would give the book a whirl. This book is extremely well written & frighteningly real. It not only looks at this infamous battle in extaordinary detail but gives the reader an idea of what went on "back home" perhaps from the perspective of the families of the soldiers who fought in the Ia Drang Valley in November 1965. Also included is a small glimpse of some of the political decisions that were made at the time & the consequences of those decisions. This is an excellent read. UNPUTDOWNABLE
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