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Author:

Moore, Harold G., 1922-

Title:

We were soldiers once-- and young : Ia Drang, the battle that changed the war in Vietnam / Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway.

Edition:

1st trade pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Ballantine Books,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

xxv, [16] p. of plates, 453 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Ia Drang Valley, Battle of, Vietnam, 1965.

Other Authors:

Galloway, Joseph L.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Random House, c1992. "A Presidio Press book"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-459) and index.

Contents:

Going to war -- Heat of battle -- The roots of conflict -- Boots and saddles -- The land and the enemy -- X-ray -- Into the valley -- The battle begins -- Closing with the enemy -- The storm of battle -- Brave aviators -- Fix bayonets! -- Night falls -- A dawn attack -- Friendly fire -- Rescuing the lost platoon -- Night fighters -- Policing the battlefield -- It ain't over till it's over -- Albany -- A walk in the sun -- Hell in a very small place -- Death in the tall grass -- Escape and evade -- Night without end -- The sergeant and the ghost -- Aftermath -- Mentioned in dispatches -- "The secretary of the army regrets ..." -- Reflections and perceptions.

Summary:

Examines the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, in the central highlands of South Vietnam, providing an account of the battle and discussing the implications of this key confrontation.

ISBN:

9780345475817 (pbk.)
034547581X (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57010087

LCCN:

2004559268

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

EWPB745 -- Ruthven Public Library (Ruthven)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

KQPC446 -- Winfield Public Library (Winfield)