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| We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam | 
 enlarge | Authors: Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway
Publisher: Harper
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12333
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
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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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 Excellent Companion Book - Different from Many "War" Books December 16, 2008
-This book is very different from "We Were Soldiers Once... and Young" and in doing so is an excellent companion book to it. "We Were Soldiers Once..." is an amazing narrative on the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley and manages to fit a ton of details into a compelling narrative. This book is a refreshing follow-up to the story of the combatants and their lives after the Ia Drang Valley. It delves into the "enemy" leaders and information from the Vietnamese(Communist) point of view on the action and it features updates on the participants of both sides.
-More importantly though, it is the story of Vietnam after the War and it manages to convey the notion that after the US left Vietnam that there was still a long struggle to become an independent country free from other countries' control. It also pushed forward the notion, however unpopular, that despite the US being pushed out of Vietnam that the country was still able to rebuild itself into a vital and successful place.
-As someone who visited Vietnam in 2001, I was very impressed by the development of the country and its mix of capitalism and communism and by the resiliance of the people. Many Vietnam War books tend to focus on the impact of the war on the US and the perception that without the US that Vietnam really had no chance. This book shows that the country did survive and is prospering. This book is a vital companion piece in showing that there is/was more to Vietnam than just the battles.
We Still Are Soldiers December 12, 2008
We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of VietnamA GREAT book and a necessary follow-up for those who have read the first book, "We Were Soldiers Once and Young." This book is easy reading and one that you won't want to put down once you start. I personally feel that it is very true and exact history because I know many of the player's.
Richard Tieken
 We are Soldiers still, and will always be December 12, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This journey back in time is not just a well written literary documentary. What struck me was the bond that developed between men who 40 years earlier had spent 3 days desperately trying to kill each other. I walked away with profound sadness and anger.
If it can be proven that men of like mind and ability can reach across the years in brotherhood, why couldn't we have found some way to achieve that condition forty years ago and saved 58,000 American lives and who knows how many Vietnamese? If we can live in peace and prosperity with Vietnam now and feature VISA and American Express floats in their parades now, why couldn't we have come to some accomodation before so many lives were destroyed?
This book affected me. It will affect you. Read it.
Trick248 December 12, 2008
I am a Vietnam veteran who found the book to be painfully hard to read. One chapter per evening. It stirred sorrowful emotions and memories, but also had a healing effect. A MUST READ for vietnam veterans.
...Trick248 Vietnam '69 and 70.
A Lesson in War and Remembrance November 30, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Only a person who has fought in a war,only a person who has led in the heat and storm of battle can truly appreciate and understand war. Only they can make the best case for or against it. In this followup to "We Were Soldiers Once...And Young," General Moore does just that: talk about the destructive waste of war in real terms and helps the reader, and hopefully the American Public, understand the folly of war.
There are just and necessary wars, but Vietnam and most likely Iraq are not among them. His comments to the cadets at West Point regarding Vietnam, Iraq, Secretaries McNamara and Rumsfeld are especially poignant. As he says, we are about to ask those young men and women to risk their lives and possibly give their lives to their country. The least we can do is be honest with them. Amen to that, and to this book.
This book proves that we as a nation should listen, stand up and take note when our former military officers speak out against wars. They know whereof they speak.
There are essays on leadership, war, a tribute to one of General Moore's men and to his wife, but the real heart of this book is his return to battlefield of Vietnam, his meeting and developing respect and friendship with the men who tried to kill him on this ground, just as he was tried to kill them. Good stuff. Moving stuff.
The most striking thing about this book is the revelation that virtually all signs of the American presence in Vietnam are gone, erased from the face of the earth. It's as if we had never been there. Vietnam has moved on, its people accustomed to the comings and goings of war, while we Americans are still wrestling with and battling with our memories and scarred psyches of that war.
"Oh, how I love the smell of napalm in the morning" is a movie line and only a movie line. This book is the real stuff. It's not pretty and its tragic, but in the end it's heartwarming and hopeful---if and only if our leaders and the American people take notice.
Pray to God that they (we) do.
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