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a journey back to the battlefields of Vietnam

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An edition of We are soldiers still (2008)

We are soldiers still

a journey back to the battlefields of Vietnam

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To honor fallen comrades, a journalist and a soldier return to Vietnam battlefields more than 30 years later.

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Language
English
Pages
248

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We Are Soldiers Still
2008, HarperCollins
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We are soldiers still: a journey back to the battlefields of Vietnam
2008, HarperCollins Publishers
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We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam
August 19, 2008, Harper
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Table of Contents

Back to our battlefields
Conversations with the enemy
You killed my battalion!
Travelling in time
The backbone of the army
Back to the Ia Drang
A night alone on the battlefield
Back to the hell that was Albany
Walking the ground at Dienbienphu
The never-ending story
Lessons on leadership
On war.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
959.704/342
Library of Congress
DS557.7 .M64 2008, DS557.7.M64 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
248

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL19999883M
Internet Archive
wearesoldierssti0000moor
ISBN 13
9780061147760, 9780061469008
LCCN
2008011034
OCLC/WorldCat
156818274
Library Thing
5611721
Goodreads
1900888

Work Description

In their stunning follow-up to the classic bestseller We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young, Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and Joe Galloway return to Vietnam and reflect on how the war changed them, their men, their enemies, and both countries—often with surprising results.More than fifteen years since its original publication, the number one New York Times bestseller We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young is still required reading in all branches of the military. Now Moore and Galloway revisit their relationships with ten American veterans of the battle—men such as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley and helicopter pilot Bruce "Old Snake" Crandall—as well as Lt. Gen. Nguyen Hu An, who commanded the North Vietnamese Army troops on the other side, and two of his old company commanders. These men and their countries have all changed dramatically since the first head-on collision between the two great armies back in November 1965.Traveling back to the red-dirt battlefields, commanders and veterans from both sides make the long and difficult journey from old enemies to new friends. After a trip in a Russian-made helicopter to the Ia Drang Valley in the Central Highlands, with the Vietnamese pilots using Moore's vintage U.S. Army maps and Galloway's Boy Scout compass to guide them, they reach the hallowed ground where so many died. All the men are astonished at how nature has reclaimed the land once scarred by bullets, napalm, and blood. As darkness falls, the unthinkable happens—the authors and many of their old comrades are stranded overnight, alone, left to confront the ghosts of the departed among the termite hills and creek bed.Moore and Galloway combine gritty and vivid detail with reverence and respect for their comrades. Their ability to capture man's sense of heroism and brotherhood, their love for their men and their former enemies, and their fascination with the history of this enigmatic country make for riveting reading. With sixteen pages of photos, tributes to departed friends and loved ones, and General Moore's reflections on lessons learned throughout his military career, We Are Soldiers Still puts a human face on warfare in a way that will not soon be forgotten.

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