Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Galloway, Joseph L.

Description

1. xxv, 453 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Summary

1. 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.

Subject

1. 1965
2. Ia Drang Valley, Battle of, Vietnam, 1965

Contents

1. 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.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Note

1. Originally published: New York : Random House, c1992.
2. "A Presidio Press book"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [435]-459) and index.

Processing action (note)

1. committed to retain