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| We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 12 reviews) Sales Rank: 4559 Category: Book
Authors: Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway Publisher: Harper Studio: Harper Manufacturer: Harper Label: Harper Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published) Media: Hardcover Edition: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 272 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3 Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 0.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0061147761 Dewey Decimal Number: 959.704342 EAN: 9780061147760 ASIN: 0061147761
Publication Date: August 1, 2008 Release Date: August 19, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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In their stunning follow-up to the classic bestseller We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young, Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and Joe Galloway return to Vietnam and reflect on how the war changed them, their men, their enemies, and both countries?often with surprising results. More than fifteen years since its original publication, the number one New York Times bestseller We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young is still required reading in all branches of the military. Now Moore and Galloway revisit their relationships with ten American veterans of the battle?men such as Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley and helicopter pilot Bruce "Old Snake" Crandall?as well as Lt. Gen. Nguyen Hu An, who commanded the North Vietnamese Army troops on the other side, and two of his old company commanders. These men and their countries have all changed dramatically since the first head-on collision between the two great armies back in November 1965. Traveling back to the red-dirt battlefields, commanders and veterans from both sides make the long and difficult journey from old enemies to new friends. After a trip in a Russian-made helicopter to the Ia Drang Valley in the Central Highlands, with the Vietnamese pilots using Moore's vintage U.S. Army maps and Galloway's Boy Scout compass to guide them, they reach the hallowed ground where so many died. All the men are astonished at how nature has reclaimed the land once scarred by bullets, napalm, and blood. As darkness falls, the unthinkable happens?the authors and many of their old comrades are stranded overnight, alone, left to confront the ghosts of the departed among the termite hills and creek bed. Moore and Galloway combine gritty and vivid detail with reverence and respect for their comrades. Their ability to capture man's sense of heroism and brotherhood, their love for their men and their former enemies, and their fascination with the history of this enigmatic country make for riveting reading. With sixteen pages of photos, tributes to departed friends and loved ones, and General Moore's reflections on lessons learned throughout his military career, We Are Soldiers Still puts a human face on warfare in a way that will not soon be forgotten.
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  Worth reading. October 6, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Certainly no one can question the courage or loyalty of Lt. Gen Moore or that of his co-writer Mr. Gallagher. However don't expect to read another Soldiers Once....this is a review of Gen Moore's return to Viet Nam. I'm not sure everyone would equivocate the North Vietnamese, with the troops of the American force as the General seems to do here. Whether we should forgive and forget, that they were just good ol' boys doing their job, would seem to me to be up to those who were there also to decide. It would seem that there would be those who are not willing to forget and forgive so easily as the General seems to do. However this should be recommended reading for any young person....well worth the time.
  We Are Soldiers Still October 6, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
No less than what we have come to expect from Gen. Moore and Joe Galloway!
Written and told from the heart. Nam was the War - Vietnam is a country and people.
As soldier's we did what was expected of us - both U.S. Soldiers and Vietnamese Soldiers. Now it is time to do what is expected of us as non worriers, but civilians and Countries
The soldiers followed the orders of their governments, but always put thier brothers and sisters before themselves. These two booke "We Were Soldiers Once and ---Youg" and "We Are Soldiers Still" makes this point very clear.
  Should be on the Desk of every President, Congressperson, General and Soldier September 18, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a book that I hope will be widely read in the White House, Congress, Pentagon, West Point and Army bases. A very poignant journey for General Moore and journalist Joe Gallagher back to Vietnam and the Ia Drang valley where so many of Hal Moore's boys so bravely fell in battle. Nice that Moore and Gallagher visit the leaders of the opposing army. We too easily forget that those who fell as enemies were also fathers, husbands, sons who had families who mourned them. And that they fought for their own patriotic cause. I wish this book would be widely read in our halls of power. Perhaps then our leaders would make sure that when we send our military off to war not as a first choice but as a very last choice. As the authors point out "it is far easier to get into a war than it is ever to get out". I also wish this book would be widely read by the American population and considered before we vote for those we send to lead. This was certainly a thought-provoking book to read during election season. I hope we have more military leaders like Hal Moore and more journalists with the bravery and courage to speak the truth like Joe Gallagher.
  A Must Read for All Military Leaders September 12, 2008 2 out of 7 found this review helpful
All military leaders must read this book if only for LTG(R) Moore's views on the necessity for loving your Soldiers and your units - and always putting their needs, desires, and hopes before your own. Truly inspiring! I greatly enjoyed this book for the author's perspective on the human cost of war in general - and in this case, specifically the Vietnam War. The obvious cost of human life is easily understood, what is not as easily understood or remembered is the toll that war takes on the families of fallen Soldiers, and on those Soldiers (and their families) - that survive the war but are forever changed. I also enjoyed the description of Vietnam as it is now and the interaction that the returning Soldiers had with their former enemies - absolutely amazing. Additionally, I enjoyed the parts of the book that described his visit to the Dien Bien Phu battlefield - incredibly interesting to hear LTG(R) Moore's views on the lessons we should have learned from this battle. The only negative that I have for this book is the last two chapters dealing with leadership, and a commentary of today's war in Iraq. Although it was interesting reading, these chapters seemed out of place in the context of the first nine chapters - I was caught off guard by these chapters. Overall however, a great book and a quick read that I am glad that I read.
  we are soldiers still September 11, 2008 0 out of 7 found this review helpful
AN EXCELLENT READ FOR A VIETNAM VET LIKE I AM, OR A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO GIVE INSIGHT ON WHAT WAR IS REALLY LIKE - ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BULLETS - JUST HUMANS TRYING TO KILL HUMANS FOR FAT POLITICIANS WAVING FLAGS AND MAKING MONEY - ON BOTH SIDES. LBJ AND UNCLE HO WERE ALL CROOKS. 58,000 AMERICANS DIED FOR OUR CROOK. OVER 2 MILLION VIETNAMESE KIDS DIED FOR THEIR CROOK. AND THE BANK PLAYS ON TODAY. NEW WAR. NEW CROOKS.
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