false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg 42512 14 Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was <b>We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young</b><i>.</i> <br>In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-Ray and Albany constituted one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War. <br>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. 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. 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. It reveals to us, as rarely before, man's most heroic and horrendous endeavor.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 41999 1992 We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam total:791|5:291|4:314|3:156|2:27|1:3| 791 3236 1078 95 775534 0679411585 9780679411581 76 15 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178245269m/775534.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/775534.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_And_Young_Ia_Drang_The_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 4 1 false Fri Sep 14 08:17:39 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 16:35:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 775534 0679411585 9780679411581 76 15 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178245269m/775534.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/775534.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_And_Young_Ia_Drang_The_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 5 1 false Thu Jan 22 11:33:30 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 11:39:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 4 0 false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 08:25:26 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 08:51:41 -0700 2009
The book is about the first U.S. battle in the Ia Drang v...more...]]> 42513 0060506989 9780060506988 39 8 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881503m/42513.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42513.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young 4 1 false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Jul 29 14:31:55 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 14:42:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 42513 0060506989 9780060506988 39 8 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881503m/42513.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42513.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young 5 0 false Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 11:07:52 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 17:08:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 775534 0679411585 9780679411581 76 15 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178245269m/775534.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/775534.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_And_Young_Ia_Drang_The_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 5 1 false Sat Nov 21 09:41:53 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 09:55:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 5 0 false Fri Aug 08 19:31:55 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 19:45:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 4 0 false Thu Jun 12 10:44:04 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 21:24:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 642863 0060975768 9780060975760 21 4 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176667589m/642863.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/642863.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_The_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 5 0 false Wed Oct 03 16:10:01 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 16:27:58 -0700 2007 more...]]> 775534 0679411585 9780679411581 76 15 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178245269m/775534.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/775534.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_And_Young_Ia_Drang_The_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 4 0 false Tue Jul 24 15:45:14 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 15:59:50 -0700 2007
it was excrutiating to read, especially in conjunction with "the things they carried," but i would've had it no other way. there is something about reading nonfiction and fiction (or fiction based on nonfiction) si...more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Jul 08 10:32:49 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 10:50:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 0 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Sep 01 19:17:33 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 19:18:05 -0700 2007
This New York Times best-seller is a shocking hour-by-hour account of four days of bloody conflict in Vietnam. Co-written by the American in command and a journalist who was there, it is a book filled with terror and heroism.
In November of 1965, Huey helic...more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Sat Jun 06 08:02:18 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 08:06:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 3 0 false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 13 19:26:46 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 17 06:56:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 775534 0679411585 9780679411581 76 15 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178245269m/775534.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/775534.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_And_Young_Ia_Drang_The_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 3 0 false Thu May 03 19:21:14 -0700 2007 Thu May 03 19:21:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 5 0 false Mon Oct 19 21:56:13 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 22:08:42 -0700 2009 Very emotional book for me to read, we owe a huge debt to those who fought for this country even though their sacrifice was not appreciated or recognized by ungrateful leaders or countrymen. Gripping story told from various viewpoints of Battles of Landing Zones X-Ray and Albany in the Ia Dra...more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 4 1 false Mon Jun 29 20:23:24 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 20:25:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Oct 04 22:18:02 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 22:22:52 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sun Aug 02 15:54:16 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 16:50:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42512 034547581X 9780345475817 622 61 4.09 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169881502m/42512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42512.We_Were_Soldiers_Once_and_Young_Ia_Drang_the_Battle_That_Changed_the_War_in_Vietnam 5 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Tue Jul 28 00:13:41 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 00:18:03 -0700 2009 I was floored by the experiences brightly weaved into this book.
This book completely changed the direction of my reading material; from mo...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=42512