We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam Tapa dura - 1992
de General Ha Moore; Joseph Galloway
In November 1965, the air mobile 1st Cavalry Division, led by Lt. Col. Moore and accompanied by reporter Galloway, landed in a remote valley in the central highlands of South Vietnam--and were met by 3,000 seasoned North Vietnamese Regulars. Today, the Ia Drang battle is taught at the U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force war colleges. 16 pages of photographs; 7 maps.
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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.
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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.
Detalles
- Título We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
- Autor General Ha Moore; Joseph Galloway
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Edición First Edition
- Páginas 432
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Random House, New York
- Fecha de publicación 1992-10-20
- Ilustrado Sí
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780679411581 / 0679411585
- Peso 1.77 libras (0.80 kg)
- Dimensiones 9.56 x 6.4 x 1.39 pulgadas (24.28 x 16.26 x 3.53 cm)
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 1960's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Library of Congress subjects Ia Drang Valley, Battle of, Vietnam, 1965
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 92053642
- Dewey Decimal Code 959.704
Extracto
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- Booklist, 11/01/1992, Page 487
- Library Journal, 10/01/1992, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 09/21/1992, Page 0
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