We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young is a book by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and Joseph L. Galloway. Harold G. Hal Moore (born February 13, 1922) is a former U.S. Army Lieutenant General. ...
The book is about the Vietnam War and deals mainly with the role of 1st Cavalry Division, 7th Battalion in the Battle of Ia Drang. This battle was the first large-unit battle of the Vietnam War; previous conflicts involved small units and patrols (squad, platoon, and company sized units). The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and their allies—notably the United States military in support of... The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle of the Vietnam War between the United States Army and the Peoples Army of Vietnam (PAVN). ... A squad is a small military unit subordinate to an infantry platoon. ... See also Platoon (movie) and platoon (automobile) for the concept for reducing traffic congestion. ... A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100-200 soldiers. ...
Citation: Moore, Harold G.; and Galloway, Joseph L. (1992) We were Soldiers Once...And Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed The War In Vietnam (1st ed.). Random House. ISBN 0679411585.
The movie We Were Soldiers, directed by Randall Wallace and starring Mel Gibson (as Moore) is based on the book. The book called attention to the fact that, quote: "Every damn hollywood movie got it wrong." This is what led to the birth of the We Were Soldiers movie, where, Randal Wallace was, quote: "Determined to get it right this time." We Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film that dramatized the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War. ... Randall Wallace is an American writer, producer and director who is most noted for his work on the following films: 2002 - We Were Soldiers 2001 - Pearl Harbor 1998 - The Man In The Iron Mask 1996 - Dark Angel 1995 - Braveheart 1990 - Broken Badges 1988 - Sonny Spoon 1986 - Starman, Stingray 1984 - Hunter... Mel Gibson. ... We Were Soldiers is a 2002 war film that dramatized the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War. ...
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