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We Were Soldiers Once...and Young

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I wasn't quite old enough to fight in Vietnam, but after reading this book and listening to this tape, it's as though I had been there. The book was absolutely gripping and the tape ... well ... for those of you who saw the recent movie, Joseph L. Galloway is the on-scene reporter. His rough, unpolished voice is PERFECT for this tape. It's Hal Moore's story recounted by the reporter who flew into battle with him. A priceless, classic combination. I've worn out the tape already ... time to reorder. (Hint: Make sure you get the Galloway edition. The CD has a slick Hollywood-type doing the narration. It's not the same.)

I am very disappointed in this purchase as it was a broken item and the seller has yet to make it right. After contacting him and returning the product I have yet to receive the credit deserved for this product. The last tape is broken and cannot be listened to. This was a Christmas present that I could not give.

the quality of the audio tapes is good. makes listening to them easy and interesting... however, with my order one of the 16 tapes was broken and could not be repaired in any such way :( so i lost out on about 2.5 chapters of the end of the battle of Ia Drang. overall the movie is no substitute for the book... Hal tells what really happened at Ia Drang in full detail and one is also able to learn exactly what the vietnamese PAVN and VC troops did in the future to prevent full scale battles like the battle of Ia Drang (not to mention learning about how General Westmorland didn't take heed to Hal's after action report and therefor we suffered more casulties in the future after Ia Drang)... ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ.

The movie was great, but the book (on tape) was much more intense and horrifying. I highly recommend this book to everyone!

I thoroughly enjoyed this story on a recent family trip across country. I was surprised when my wife, who is usually not interested in war stories, became immersed in the book. I only wish it was available in CD-Rom format.

I recommend this honest and very straight forward book to all who care to know more about the Vietnam conflict. As a kid who was born in the 1960's, my appreciation of the soldiers who fought and gave their lives has been limited to the various movies and stories of the era.

The authors of this book have done an incredible job gathering information from their fellow soldiers (and in some cases those soldiers families) in order to convey and portray what can only be described as an incredibly poignant account of their experiences.

I know that this will be a story I will one day recommend that my own children read in an effort to improve their understanding of the sacrafices such brave people have made for the sake of our continued freedom.

I just finished this book and continue to be in awe over it. It's not just a book on war but on leadership, it greatly describes how both Lt. Gen. Moore lead his men but how each of his subordinates lead as well.
While it never deals with why we were there it doesn't need too. Instead it tells a story of how our troops fought together like brothers and died together like brothers. It is easy to grasp Moore's love for his man in both the way he treated them then and how he treats them now, He not only names what most of his men did after the battle but names each man killed, where he was from, and a bit of personal history of that man.
This books strong point though is the fact that when possible Moore lets the men who were there tell it like it was.
I would not only recomend this book for the military types but and Viet Nam buffs, but to anyone who truly wants to know how to lead people
God Bless all those went, and God speed all those who were brough home.