The Battle of Ia Drang was the first conventional conflict between American forces and North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War. For days the two sides met at the foot of the Chu Pong Massif – giving and receiving death, pain, and disfigurement. It’s a battle made famous in the film We Were Soldiers. It’s… Continue reading We Were Soldiers: The Battle of Ia Drang /// 77
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The Battle of Ia Drang – Historical Atlas
Maps and Illustrations: (Hasset, 2021) References: Albright, J., Cash, J.A., & Sandstrum, A.W. Seven firefights in Vietnam. Appy, C. Patriots: The Vietnam War remembered from all sides. Caldwell, J.D. (2018). Anatomy of a victory: Why the United States triumphed in World War II, fought to a stalemate in Korea, lost in Vietnam, and failed in… Continue reading The Battle of Ia Drang – Historical Atlas
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