Sunday, August 4, 2013
David Yu: We Were Soldiers
As a big fan of Vietnam era books and movies, We Were Soldiers was a perfect choice for my summer reading. Having already seen the movie and a big fan of it, the book would allow me to gain an in-depth view of what it was truly based on. This book was written by Lt. General Harold G. Moore (Ret.), who was the actual leader of the operation that landed 400 of his men in the "Valley of Death". Rarely, does anyone get a first hand account of what happened and who better to tell the story than the man who was part of this history. This book is filled with compassion and tells the hardship of the first major battle during the Vietnam war. Landed in a recently attacked US military camp, Lt. Col. Moore led his men with little Intel into the La Drang Valley. Here, they suffered through days and nights of fighting, which led to the death of over 72 Americans, half which were killed in the largest ambush during the war. This book separated the glory of war from its horrors, creating a heart-pounding story that has pleased me and other to come.
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This book sounds exciting with a great balance of drama, because of the circumstance of war. My father was a Marine who served in Vietnam, and even though I've been avoiding the topic of this war, it is time to face it and learn about what my father and millions of others went through especially during a time of revolution.
- Maxine Beck
Calvin Merritt
I have read this book and have noticed a major difference in the book and with the movie is that the book takes place with more of the battles and the movie is more of a quick run through of the major events.
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