from meegeekai

Great book!! Harold Moore is a hero of mine. I use examples of his thought processes during the Battle of Ia Drang in sales and management training. The movie did not do the book justice unfortunately, and well Mel Gibson was probably mis-cast. This is a gripping book and a must read for those in...

from pennsylady

We Were Soldiers Once And Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed The War In Vietnam "We went to war because our country asked us to go, because our new President, Lyndon B. Johnson, ordered us to go, but more importantly because we saw it as our duty to go." n November 1965, some 450 men of th...

from pennsylady

We Were Soldiers Once And Young: Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed The War In Vietnam "We went to war because our country asked us to go, because our new President, Lyndon B. Johnson, ordered us to go, but more importantly because we saw it as our duty to go." n November 1965, some 450 men of ...

from lassiter

One of the best books on the combat soldier in Vietnam. Told from two men that were at the first major battle of the war. Good job looking at the soul of the American combat soldier.

from Hiromatsuo

A vivid retelling of a savage series of battles that took place in the early years of the Vietnam War. Moore and Galloway tell things as they happened. The language is very matter-of-fact. That is to say, it's not eloquent, flashy, or super-embellished, they (along with the comments of various ot...