Almost as soon as they arrived, american forces were engaged in a series of constant contact. Such is the case for we were soldiers once and young, a masterpiece that lt. Ia drang the battle that changed the war in vietnam harold g. Galloway and moore wrote a second book, we are soldiers still, which he said grew out of a journey back to the battlefields of vietnam 25 years later.
In we are soldiers still, galloway and moore find occasion to reconcile with old enemies, examine the face of a land once scarred by war and now reclaimed by nature, and honor friends and young men lost in battle. A journey back to the battlefields of vietnam reprint by harold g. To honor fallen comrades, a journalist and a soldier return to vietnam battlefields more than 30 years later. Mar 12, 2020 we were soldiers once and young is a book by lt. Moore, 9780061147760, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
We were soldiers is a powerful and gritty war film from writerdirector randall wallace. The second author, joe galloway, was a upi the book opens with five pages listing those killed in the pleiku campaign in october and november 1965 when the war in. Feb, 2017 it wasnt our place to question, general moore wrote with mr. Galloway, about the first major battle of the viet nam conflict. The unit gets ambushed by north vietnamese army forces who kill the commanding officers and the unit is overrun. Galloway, it dramatizes the battle of ia drang on november 14, 1965. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel. Then, nguyen huu an orders the execution of all surviving french soldiers to discourage any further french involvement. The real story of mel gibsons we were soldiers, the battle. We have for sale a small quantity of first edition hardbacks autographed in pen.
Signed we are soldiers still book autographed by general. Based on the bestselling book, we were soldiers once. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Based on a memoir, the story follows the armys 7th cavalry as they engage in the first major conflict. In march 2002, paramount pictures released the film we were soldiers once. Signed we are soldiers still book autographed by general hal. Moore was born on february, 1922 in bardstown, kentucky, usa as harold gregory moore jr. Recently released, we are soldiers still is the personal story of we were soldiers veterans general hal moore and war correspondent joe galloway as they journey back to the battlefield of ia drang.
Galloway bring us up to date on the cadre of soldiers introduced in their first memoir. May 16, 2008 the story became a book, we were soldiers once. Galloway, both of whom were at studentshare our website is a unique platform where students can share their papers in a matter of giving an example of the work to be done. A journey back to the battlefields of vietnam 2008. Based on the book we were soldiers onceand young by joe galloway, the film is as much about battlefield bravery as it is about the closeness of frontline units like the infantry.
We are soldiers still puts a human face on warfare in a way that will not soon be forgotten. A journey back to the battlefields of vietnam harold g. A friend sent me a veterans report on the 10th anniversary of 911 focusing on the role that rescoria played in saving all but 6 of 2700 staff under his hse care you can see his youthful picture on the front of version of the book carrying the m16. We were soldiers is a 2002 american war film directed by randall wallace and starring mel gibson. A journey back to the battlefields of vietnam 9 and moore and galloway gave an interview on the book at the pritzker. The story of the first major battle of the american phase of the vietnam war, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
The book, we were soldiers once and young was written by retired lieutenant general hal moore and war journalist and reporter joseph l. It would be a monumental task for moore and galloway to top their classic 1992 memoir, we were soldiers once. The lead author, hal moore, was a lieutenant colonel in the 1st calvary division, one of the units at the front of the battle about which we were soldiers once and young is written. Plus, each book comes with an actual, original photograph of both general moore and mr. Introduction in november 1965, the 7th cavalry regiment of the u.
Oct 20, 1991 the commandants choice for 1993 was we were soldiers once. Harold moore, were dropped into a small clearing in the ia drang valley. In november 1965, some 450 men of the first battalion, seventh cavalry, under the command of lt. Following publication of their bestselling account of 1965s horrific clash between the u. It wasnt our place to question, general moore wrote with mr. Galloway, both of whom were at studentshare our website is a unique platform where students can share their papers in a. We are soldiers still is an emotional journey back to hallowed ground, putting a human face on warfare as the authors reflect on wars devastating cost. One of the firefighters on the scene said, we thought we were looking at the bowels of hell. Each book is new, mint in condition and comes from the publisher still sealed in factory shrinkwrap. We were soldiers hangs on to the less problematic figures of the war movie the concerned commander, the tough, loveable sergeantmajor, the dedicated subaltern. If it is being on a battlefield that makes one a soldier, what were these men when they returned were they soldiers still. More than 15 years since its original publication, the numberone new york times best seller we were soldiers once. The story of the first major battle of the american phase of the vietnam war, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and.
An excellent sequel to we were soldiers once and young book. For many of these men, it was the thought of their wives and families back home that keep them going. Galloway and moore will publish a sequel, we are soldiers still, with fresh material gleaned from additional trips to. We were soldiers 49 movie clip moving into the valley. Colonel moore back in 1165 and his north vietnamese army opposing commanders actually visit the site together, explaining strategies, etc. Harold moore, whose vietnam heroism was depicted in. Joe galloway reads the prologue from we were soldiers. It details the insertion of the air cavalry hueys into vietnam in 1967 its the book that the movie, we were soldiers was written from and its a first hand account by a man that wa actually there. We were soldiers once contains a wonderful summary of this british leaders influence on the. Aug 10, 2016 based on the book we were soldiers onceand young by joe galloway, the film is as much about battlefield bravery as it is about the closeness of frontline units like the infantry. It was the 1992 publication and vietnamese translation of we were soldiers once. Galloway in a followup book, we are soldiers still.
We were soldiers once and young is a 1992 book by lt. A great follow up to their book we were soldiers once. Moore retired and upi reporter joe galloway played in. A journey back to the battlefields of vietnam ebook written by harold g.
Aug 19, 2008 to honor fallen comrades, a journalist and a soldier return to vietnam battlefields more than 30 years later. We were soldiers is based on the book we were soldiers once. Embossed, gold seal of the army infantry badge appears at the top of each signed page. Hal moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the ia drang valley. Army and the nva in ia drang valley we were soldiers onceand young. Moore, galloway coauthored a detailed account of those experiences in the bestselling 1992 book, we were soldiers once and young. Galloway revisit their relationships with 10 american veterans of the battle, as well as lt. After reading general moores book, we were soldiers once, and young about november 14 thru 18 1965 battles in the ia drang valley, vietnam, this is a must read.
During midnovember 1965, moore then a lieutenant colonel led 450 officers and men from the us armys 1st cavalry division into the ia drang valley, a trackless waste near vietnams border with cambodia that served as a communist sanctuary and infiltration route into vietnams central highlands. The authors of the bestselling we were soldiers once. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 north vietnamese soldiers. But hollywood isnt sure in which war by maurice isserman, professor of history, hamilton college. Joe galloway reads the prologue from we were soldiers once. Hal moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing each year, the commandant of the u. It focuses on the role of the first and second battalions of the 7th cavalry regiment in the battle of the ia drang valley, the united states first largeunit battle of the vietnam war. With mel gibson, madeleine stowe, greg kinnear, sam elliott. Sometimes a book is so good that it cries out for a sequel. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. He was an actor and writer, known for we were soldiers 2002, small town boy, real american hero 2011 and inside the vietnam war 2008.
We were soldiers starts out with a french unit on patrol during the final year of the first indochina war in the year 1954. But they come close in this sterling sequel the authors of we were soldiers once and young 1992 here powerfully recount their return to the battlefields of the first book publishers weekly. Our new book, we are soldiers still, tells the story of that journey across the years and miles and a long night spent stranded on a battlefield known as landing zone xray, amid khmer rouge guerrillas from nearby cambodia, tigers and the spirits of those who had fallen there in desperate handtohand fighting in that longago november. Galloway and moore will publish a sequel, we are soldiers still, with fresh material gleaned from additional trips to vietnam. Marine corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read we are soldiers still. He died on february 10, 2017 in auburn, alabama, usa. Based on the book we were soldiers once and young 1992 by lieutenant general ret. Army investigating we were soldiers legend for inflating. Besides telling the story of the historic library and its destruction, the author recounts the intense arson investigation and provides an indepth biography of the troubled young man who. In november 1965, some 450 men of the 1st battalion, 7th cavalry, under the command of lt. A journey back to the battlefields of vietnam they were soldiers once, and young and today, though many years older, they are soldiers still.