The true story of the U.
S.
It reveals to us, as rarely before, man\'s most heroic and horrendous endeavor..
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.
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.
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.
Together, these actions at the landing zones X-Ray and Albany constituted one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War.
Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces.
They Were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers.
Hal Moore, Were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley.
Col.
In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. and Young . . .
The Commandant\'s choice for 1993 was We Were Soldiers Once .
Marine Corps selects one book That he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines.
Each year, the Commandant of the U.
S.
Norman Schwarzkopf (Ret.).
H.
A gut-wrenching account of what war is really all about, which should be \'must\' reading for all Americans.--Gen. Soldiers who fought at one of the most savage and significant battles in Vietnam.
The true story of the U.
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