We Were Soldiers Once… and Young: The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
by Lt. Gen. Harold Moore and Joseph Galloway
Buy on AmazonThe flip side of the ‘The Sorrow of War,’ this book is a brilliant and telling account of one brutal battle in Vietnam from the American perspective. Moore was the commander of soldiers who were airdropped into the jungle, only to be promptly surrounded and massively outnumbered by North Vietnamese troops. The reporter Joseph Galloway had rare access to the troops, witnessing this desperate battle for survival. I love it for the story of heroic journalism. It is why I so admire books like ‘On...
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"The flip side of the ‘The Sorrow of War,’ this book is a brilliant and telling account of one brutal battle in Vietnam from the American perspective. Moore was the commander of soldiers who were airdropped into the jungle, only to be promptly surrounded and massively outnumbered by North Vietnamese troops. The reporter Joseph Galloway had rare access to the troops, witnessing this desperate battle for survival. I love it for the story of heroic journalism. It is why I so admire books like ‘On..."
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