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Book Review of We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam

We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
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LTC Hal Moore's story of the training, combat, and events after the Ia Drang battle offers a first hand account of a pivotal point in US military history. While I found the development and implementation of air assault to be fairly interesting, Moore's narrative seemed to be a bit to simple for me. Don't get me wrong, its an easy read and a great story, but it just seemed like one long 'interview' style documentary. Mel Gibson's movie oversimplifies many aspects, but condenses the book adequately.