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This title is highly illustrated account of the Ia Drang campaign of 1965, a key event in the Vietnam War, which was immortalized in the film We Were Soldiers Once and Young.

The Pleiku campaign of OctoberNovember 1965 was a major event in the Vietnam War, and it is usually regarded as the first substantial battle between the US Army and the People''s Army of Vietnam. The brigade-sized actions involving elements of the US 1st Cavalry Division at Landing Zones X-Ray and Albany in the valley of the river Drang have become iconic episodes in the military history of the United States.

In 1965, in an effort to stem the Communist tide, the Americans began to commit substantial conventional ground forces to the war in Vietnam. Amongst these was the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), a new type of formation equipped with a large fleet of helicopters. On October 19, North Vietnamese forces besieged a Special Forces camp at Plei Me, and after the base was relieved

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The strategic background Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing forces Opposing plans The campaign Aftermath The battlefields today Bibliography Index

Ia Drang 1965

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 23 January 2020
      ISBN-13 9781472835154
      978-1472835154
      ISBN-10 1472835158
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      History Asian history Politics, Philosophy & Society Warfare and defence

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This title is highly illustrated account of the Ia Drang campaign of 1965, a key event in the Vietnam War, which was immortalized in the film We Were Soldiers Once and Young.

      The Pleiku campaign of OctoberNovember 1965 was a major event in the Vietnam War, and it is usually regarded as the first substantial battle between the US Army and the People''s Army of Vietnam. The brigade-sized actions involving elements of the US 1st Cavalry Division at Landing Zones X-Ray and Albany in the valley of the river Drang have become iconic episodes in the military history of the United States.

      In 1965, in an effort to stem the Communist tide, the Americans began to commit substantial conventional ground forces to the war in Vietnam. Amongst these was the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), a new type of formation equipped with a large fleet of helicopters. On October 19, North Vietnamese forces besieged a Special Forces camp at Plei Me, and after the base was relieved

      Table of Contents
      The strategic background Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing forces Opposing plans The campaign Aftermath The battlefields today Bibliography Index

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