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.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
Subjects: Ia Drang Valley, Battle of, Vietnam, 1965
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pp. 398-402) and index (pp. 403-412).
Table of contents: title: Prologue
pagenum: xvii; title: GOING TO WAR; label: 1
title: Heat of Battle
pagenum: 3; label: 2
title: The Roots of Conflict
pagenum: 9; label: 3
title: Boots and Saddles
pagenum: 31; label: 4
title: The Land and the Enemy
pagenum: 42; title: X-RAY; label: 5
title: Into the Valley
pagenum: 55; label: 6
title: The Battle Begins
pagenum: 65; label: 7
title: Closing with the Enemy
pagenum: 77; label: 8
title: The Storm of Battle
pagenum: 92; label: 9
title: Brave Aviators
pagenum: 106; label: 10
title: Fix Bayonets!
pagenum: 119; label: 11
title: Night Falls
pagenum: 133; label: 12
title: A Dawn Attack
pagenum: 144; label: 13
title: Friendly Fire
pagenum: 158; label: 14
title: Rescuing the Lost Platoon
pagenum: 170; label: 15
title: Night Fighters
pagenum: 181; label: 16
title: Policing the Battlefield
pagenum: 192; label: 17
title: It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
pagenum: 202; title: ALBANY; label: 18
title: A Walk in the Sun
pagenum: 215; label: 19
title: Hell in a Very Small Place
pagenum: 230; label: 20
title: Death in the Tall Grass
pagenum: 250; label: 21
title: Escape and Evade
pagenum: 268; label: 22
title: Night Without End
pagenum: 277; label: 23
title: The Sergeant and the Ghost
pagenum: 292; title: AFTERMATH; label: 24
title: Mentioned in Dispatches
pagenum: 305; label: 25
title: “The Secretary of the Army regrets . . .”
pagenum: 322; label: 26
title: Reflections and Perceptions
pagenum: 338; title: Epilogue
pagenum: 346; title: Appendix: Where Have All the Young Men Gone?
pagenum: 348; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 366; title: Interviews and Statements
pagenum: 370; title: Chapter Notes
pagenum: 373; title: Selected Bibliography
pagenum: 398; title: Index
pagenum: 403