We Were Soldiers Once... and Young - Ia Drang - The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam (Standard format, CD)

In one of the most savage and significant engagements between American troops and the Viet Cong, 450 U.S. soldiers were dropped by helicopter into the Ia Drang Valley -- and were immediately surrounded by 2000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, a sister battalion nearby was decimated. These actions at landing zones X-Ray and Albany would become crucial battles in the war.

General Harold Moore, who commanded the men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, and Joseph Galloway, the only reporter who witnessed the 34 days of battle, interviewed hundreds of men who fought, including the North Vietnamese commanders. How these soldiers faced the ultimate challenge, persevered, and sacrificed themselves for their comrades, creates a vivid and gripping portrait of war at its most heroic and horrendous.