We Were Soldiers Once... and Young Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam

Name: We Were Soldiers Once... and Young Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
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ISBN: 9780345472649

ISBN-10: 0345472640

ISBN-13: 9780345472649

Edition: 1992

Authors: Ha Moore, Joseph Galloway

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This is the true story of 450 US soldiers, early in the Vietnam War, who found themselves surrounded by 2000 North Vietnamese regulars in the Ia Dang Valley, in what became the first major battle of the extended conflict.

Book details

List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/29/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 4.17" wide x 6.78" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Prologue


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


Epilogue



Where Have All the Young Men Gone?


Acknowledgments


Interviews and Statements


Chapter Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index