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Summary: Honoring the men that went to Vietnam.
Review: This book was excellent. It has actual accounts from the men who were engaged in the conflict. I always have had a respect for our countrymen who fought over there and this book just reinforces that. If you are looking for a taste of what these brave men went through for their country this is it. They can not be honored enough.
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Summary: We Were Soldiers Once, and Young
Review: This is an excellent book describing the Battle of Ia Drang. The book features first person stories by the people who were on the ground; from the commanding officer to the lowest enlisted man. The book reflects the horrors of combat
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Summary: A Must for Anyone Interested in Military History
Review: Gen. Moore and Mr. Galloway have written an incredible narrative of the first major setpiece battle, and arguably one of the most fierce. Yet, for all the writing, the part of the book that moved me the most was that the book opens with a roll call of the men who died on the field. This was a very powerful opening for me, and I found myself flipping back to the beginning of the book each time the death of an individual soldier was documented. Gen. Moore is an honorable man to the end. He stops short of criticizing his chain of command, despite the constant drainage of manpower and resources just prior to the Cav's deployment to Vietnam. A true soldier. The Cav was handicapped from the start, yet they fought bravely and did not give up. This book is a must for any military historian. It is an excellent case study of the war in Vietnam, and it is extremely well written and documented.
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Summary: It will make you very very sad
Review: You really need to read this book. Here's a story of incredible bravery of the "average" American kid in an unpopular war. READ IT!
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Summary: An American Military Epic.....
Review: After you read Sheehan's A BRIGHT SHINING LIE and McMaster's DERELICTION OF DUTY, pick this book up and cry at the smug hubris that sent these sons of WWII veterans into the hell that became Vietnam. God Bless them and may God always hold them.... Garry Owen!
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Summary: How the war might have been won
Review: Reading retired Lt. General Harold Moore's account of the early days of American intervention in Vietnam, one cannot help but feel a bit of frustration. Though the misguided "search and destroy" that characterized America's initial efforts in Vietnam led to the near disaster that was the battle of Ia Drang, it was Moore's remarkably effective leadership that prevented the battle from being an American disaster. The irony is that the battle taught some very important lessons that the top American leadership failed to learn until after the Tet offensive. By then, they had exhausted the goodwill that had previously existed on the home front. Moore's account of the battle is riveting and is one of the most compelling accounts to come out of the war. Anyone with an interest in military history should read it.
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Summary: Could not put it down
Review: I read this book in a single sitting, staying up all night to finish it. The author's word pictures are compelling. If it is possible to capture the horror of war, he has done it. One of the best Vietnam books I have ever read.
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Summary: very good resource on the VN War
Review: Rarely do war books written so many years after the events they deal with have the vividness and detail of this one. The authors are equally adept at discussing the battle itself and the events surrounding it. While this book is not the greatest book on Vietnam (my vote is for Sheehan's _A Bright Shining Lie_), it is a thorough and engaging account of a crucial moment in the war.
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Summary: strap yourself in
Review: of the top three books written about war and Vietnam, this is no. 1. this book is the "heaviest " of them all. strap yourself in when you start it, it'll reach right in to your soul - followed by Marine Sniper, and Surfing to Saigon.
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Summary: Answers and questions.
Review: I have read this book two times. So obviously, I find it compelling. The first time I read it as straight military history, the second more critically. There is no doubt about the bravery on both sides. My questions are these: Without the huge American fire power, air, and resources, this battle would have been an unmitigated disaster. How could this have been avoided ? And the other question is, General Moore left Vietnam after only 6 months. What had the military learned, and why was he pulled. This truly was a formative battle and a precursor of the future. And a disasterous tribute to the futility on both sides. What a waste.
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