We were soldiers once... and young
Subtitle: Ia Drang, the battle that changed the war in Vietnam
By: Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway.
Contributors: Galloway, Joseph L.
Publisher: HarperTorch
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York, NY
Number of pages: 535
ISBN-13: 9780060506988
Subjects: Ia Drang Valley, Battle of, Vietnam, 1965.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American.
Genres: Personal narratives, American.
Description: In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped into a small clearing in the laDrang 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 events constituted one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War. Told by the commander of the battalion and the only journalist on the ground through the fighting, this is the devastating, yet inspiring, story of those soldiers who sacrificed themselves for their comrades and never gave up.
Table of contents: title: Going to war: Heat of battle; title: Roots of conflict; title: Boots and saddles; title: Land and the enemy; title: X-ray: Into the valley; title: Battle begins; title: Closing with the enemy; title: Storm of battle; title: Brave aviators; title: Fix bayonets!; title: Night falls; title: Dawn attack; title: Friendly fire; title: Rescuing the lost platoon; title: Night fighters; title: Policing the battlefield; title: It ain't over till it's over; title: Albany: Walk in the sun; title: Hell in a very small place; title: Death in the tall grass; title: Escape and evade; title: Night without end; title: Sergeant and the ghost; title: Aftermath: Mentioned in dispatches; title: "The Secretary of the Army regrets ..."; title: Reflections and perceptions.