An edition of We Were Soldiers Once... and Young (1992)

We were soldiers once -and young

Ia Drang, the battle that changed the war in Vietnam

1st HarperPerennial ed.
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An edition of We Were Soldiers Once... and Young (1992)

We were soldiers once -and young

Ia Drang, the battle that changed the war in Vietnam

1st HarperPerennial ed.
  • 4.6 (5 ratings) ·
  • 38 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 9 Have read

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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We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
June 29, 2004, Presidio Press
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We were soldiers once-- and young: Ia Drang, the battle that changed the war in Vietnam
2004, Ballantine Books
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Cover of: We were soldiers once... and young
Cover of: We were soldiers once ... and young
Cover of: We were soldiers once -and young
We were soldiers once -and young: Ia Drang, the battle that changed the war in Vietnam
1993, HarperPerennial
in English - 1st HarperPerennial ed.
Cover of: We were soldiers once -and young
Cover of: We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang, the Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
1992, Random House
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-471).
Originally published: New York : Random House, 1992.

Published in
New York, NY

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
959.704/342
Library of Congress
DS557.8.I18 M663 1993, DS557.8.I18 M66 1992, DS557.8.I18M663 1993

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 471 p., [16] p. of plates :
Number of pages
471

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1407429M
Internet Archive
weweresoldierso000moor
ISBN 10
0060975768
LCCN
93015836, 92053642
OCLC/WorldCat
37586027
Library Thing
49674
Goodreads
642863

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