We Were Soldiers Once..and Young

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Summary: The REAL STORY!!!
Review: The authors brought me into their battle. More realistic than a movie. The Audiobook was just what is needed to have someone tell the story so your mind can create the vision. What happens in battle can not be second guessed. Fate took a turn here. Thanks to the Authors-->a fine service to the Vietnam Vets & U.S. History.

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Summary: The American equivalent of Street Without Joy
Review: Bernard Fall would have endorsed this book. More than a war story, not really a love story, it is the story of two battles during the Vietnam war, two days apart, involving two different U.S. Army units, both of the legendary 7th Cavalry Regiment. It is really the story of two commanders, and their two distinctly different leadership styles. Interestingly, the casualties were much the same...both units suffered horrendous losses. The dramatic first-hand accounts of unbelieveable courage under fire are emotionally draining. Not for the faint of heart. Destined to become a military classic

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Summary: Excellent account of the Ia Drang battle.
Review: I won't repeat the excellent reviews of Col. Moore's details of the battle. The appendix listing the last known whereabouts of the survivors was particularly moving. I referred to it repeatedly. Two things could make this book better. One, more detailed maps to complement the narration of the battle. Two, the dedication to the troopers killed in the battle are in alphabetical order by rank although no rank is listed beside the names. This arrangement was confusing when trying to determine if a trooper mentioned in the narrative survived or was killed in action. It would be easier for the reader if the men were listed in alphabetical order. If rank is important to the writer perhaps the rank should be appended to the name. Aside from these minor criticisms, the book is captivating for those interested in military history and the Vietnam War in particular.

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Summary: This is a truthfull account of what VN INFANTRYMEN endured .
Review: One of the best books written about ground troops and small unit actions in Vietnam. I found I could not put this book down. Having myself served as a 11 Bravo with the 4th Div in the central highlands, this account of the 1st Cav raised the hairs on my neck. Definitly not a rambo story. Mike Hora

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Summary: Could not set it down.....
Review: After reading almost twenty books on Vietnam, I picked up "We were soilders once....", and just could not set it down. I thank Lt. General Harold Moore and Joe Galloway for authoring an excellent piece of history. I also want to thank every veteran who have served representing the United States

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Summary: A pressing look at war at its worst.
Review: General Moore's sobering account of the First Air Cav. in the battle of Ia Drang shows you, the reader, just how the war in Vietnam was, up close and dirty. This book is recommended for anyone with and interest in the Vietnam Conflict

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Summary: If we forget, we are forced to repeat. . .
Review: I suppose I have read every book about the Vietnam War. No other work on the subject has touched me the way that this book did. The depiction of Ia Drang is reminiscent of Michael Shaaras's heart breaking depiction of Pickett's Charge in his book, The Killer Angels. It simply is a must read for anyone with an honest interest in the men who fought in Vietnam

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Summary: Valor and Horror
Review: Moore and Galloway's book is one of the most powerful non-fiction books I have ever read. Reading "We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young" brought two contradictory feelings forth within myself. On one hand, I could not imagine the horror of being in this place of death and destruction of the most brutal kind. At the same time, I was almost envious of the bond of comradeship and sacrifice that bound these soldiers together under the threat of danger. As a current military officer who will probably never see combat, this book illustrated to me how combat can bring about the most brutal and the most compassionate of human behaviors.

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Summary: Close as I've come to being there from here.
Review: Chilling, real, life and a story that should be heard by all. From one young man who died on the line, "Just don't forget us." Thank you for the interest, they now live through you

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Summary: A very moving account of the horrors of war
Review: If you have very emotional memories of the period then brace yourself for a good cry