We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young by Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped into a small clearing in the la Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Published February 1st 2002 by HarperTorch $5.00 free shipping |