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    Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always
    Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always
    Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always
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    Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always

    Written by Mike Guardia

    Narrated by Johnny Heller

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    Hal Moore, one of the most admired American combat leaders of the last fifty years, has until now been best known to the public for being portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie We Were Soldiers. In this biography, we finally learn the full story of one of America's true military heroes.

    A 1945 graduate of West Point, Moore's first combats occurred during the Korean War, where he fought in the battles of Old Baldy, T-Bone, and Pork Chop Hill. At the beginning of the Vietnam War, Moore commanded the 1st Battalion of the 7th Cavalry in the first full-fledged battle between U.S. and North Vietnamese regulars. Drastically outnumbered and nearly overrun, Moore led from the front, and though losing seventy-nine soldiers, accounted for 1,200 of the enemy before the Communists withdrew. This Battle of Ia Drang pioneered the use of "air mobile infantry"-delivering troops into battle via helicopter-which became the staple of U.S. operations for the remainder of the war. He later wrote of his experiences in the bestselling book We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMar 7, 2017
    ISBN9781515989837
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    Mike Guardia

    Mike Guardia is an internationally recognized author and military historian. A veteran of the United States Army, he served six years on active duty as an Armor Officer. He has twice been nominated for the Army Historical Foundation's Distinguished Book Award and is an active member in the Military Writers Society of America. He holds a BA and MA in American History from the University of Houston. He currently lives in Minnesota.

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    • 4/5
      I finished Hal Moore: A Soldier Once and Always by Mike Guardian. A fascinating whole life biography on Hal Moore best known by many of us from the movie/book We Were Soldiers on the battle of the Ia Drang Valley with the 1st Air Cav in Vietnam. A West Pointer was part of the class of 1945 that attended only 3 not 4 years at the point. He graduated too late for World War II but served with distinction in both Korea and Vietnam. He rose to rank of Lieutenant General and was tapped to be Commanding General U.S. Army Japan when he retired.A short read at a little over 400 pages, filled with maps and pictures which helped bring greater life to his story. A solid 4 star read.