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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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If you only read one book on the war in Vietnam, read this one. It's impossible to capture the reality of combat on the pages of a book, but this is as good as it gets because the author was there and experienced it. A sad, but inspirational tribute to the American soldiers who survived and died on that worthless patch of ground nearly 50 years ago. This is a classic that will always be on my bookshelf.