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We Were Soldiers Once… and Young: Ia Drang – The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam Audiobook
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In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-Ray and Albany constituted one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War.
How these men persevered—sacrificed themselves for their comrades and never gave up—makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating. General Moore and Joseph Galloway, the only journalist on the ground throughout the fighting, have interviewed hundreds of men who fought there, including the North Vietnamese commanders. This devastating account rises above the specific ordeal it chronicles to present a picture of men facing the ultimate challenge, dealing with it in ways they would have found unimaginable only a few hours earlier. It reveals to us, as rarely before, man's most heroic and horrendous endeavor.
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"Great book! Great narration. A bit frustrating it's not available at the time of typing this as an audiobook in the UK."
— Sean H. (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Hal Moore and Joe Galloway have captured the terror and exhilaration, the comradeship and self-sacrifice, the brutality and compassion that are the dark heart of war.”
— Neil Sheehan, New York Times bestselling author -
“A gut-wrenching account of what war is really all about., which should be ‘must’ reading for all Americans, especially those who have been led to believe that war is some kind of Nintendo game.”
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“A vivid re-creation of the first major ground battle of the Vietnam War.”
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“Jonathan Davis gives a splendid narration of this war story… a vivid and riveting story of the fighting. Davis’ baritone is resonant, his pacing deliberate but by no means plodding, and his pronunciation clear and precise. He subtly changes his voice for quotes and keeps the listener’s attention for the duration.”
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Jonathan Davis gives a splendid narration . . . [his] baritone is resonant, his pacing deliberate but by no means plodding, and his pronunciation clear and precise.
— AudioFile
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A 2019 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration in History/Biography
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New York Times bestseller
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A US Marine Corps Commandant’s Choice for 1993
We Were Soldiers Once… and Young Listener Reviews
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" Im taken by the writers passion taking the reader to the grounds of Vietnam! "
— Swedish book reader, 4/19/2023
About the Authors
Harold G. Moore (1922–2017) was a West Point graduate, a master parachutist, and a US Army aviator. He commanded two infantry companies in the Korean War and was a battalion and brigade commander in Vietnam before retiring from the army in 1977 with thirty-two years’ service. He then became executive vice president of a Colorado ski resort for four years before founding a computer software company.
Joseph L. Galloway (1941—2021) was an American newspaper correspondent and columnist. At seventeen he was a reporter on a daily newspaper, at nineteen a bureau chief for United Press International, then a senior writer with US. News & World Report, where he covered the Gulf War. He is the author and co-author of several books, including We Were Soldiers Once and Young, a New York Times bestseller and the basis of the film starring Mel Gibson, and of the bestselling sequel, We Are Soldiers Still. He was decorated with a Bronze Star Medal, the only medal of valor the US Army awarded to a civilian in the Vietnam War.
About Jonathan Davis
Jonathan Davis has been inducted into the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame. A three-time recipient and fourteen-time nominee of the Audie Award, he has earned accolades for his narration from the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, the American Library Association, Booklist, the Audio Publishers Association, AudioFile magazine, and USA Today. He has narrated a variety of bestsellers and award-winners for top publishing houses. He also narrated over forty titles of the Star Wars franchise for Lucasfilm Ltd./PRH Audio, including several iconic movie tie-ins, has participated with Star Wars Celebration, and has built a significant fan base. His work as a narrator includes films and programming for National Geographic Television, NOVA, PBS, VH1, and Francis Ford Coppola. He grew up in Puerto Rico and speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and Hebrew.