| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Going to war -- Heat of battle -- The roots of conflict -- Boots and saddles -- The land and the enemy -- X-ray -- Into the valley -- The battle begins -- Closing with the enemy -- The storm of battle -- Brave aviators -- Fix bayonets! -- Night falls -- A dawn attack -- Friendly fire -- Rescuing the lost platoon -- Night fighters -- Policing the battlefield -- It ain't over till it's over -- Albany -- A walk in the sun -- Hell in a very small place -- Death in the tall grass -- Escape and evade -- Night without end -- The sergeant and the ghost -- Aftermath -- Mentioned in dispatches -- "The secretary of the army regrets ..." -- Reflections and perceptions. |
| Summary |
Examines the 1965 Battle of Ia Drang, in the central highlands of South Vietnam, providing an account of the battle and discussing the implications of this key confrontation. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive, viewed Jan. 28, 2013). |
| Subject |
Ia Drang Valley, Battle of, Vietnam, 1965.
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HISTORY -- Military -- General.
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Ia Drang Valley, Battle of (Vietnam : 1965) (OCoLC)fst00966416
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Vietnam. (OCoLC)fst01204778
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Vietnamkrieg.
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United States.
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Ia Drang Valley -- Schlacht.
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| Chronological Term |
1965
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Galloway, Joseph L.
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| ISBN |
9781453293591 (electronic bk.) |
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1453293590 (electronic bk.) |
| Music No. |
EB00053904 Recorded Books |
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