The New York Times bestseller We Were Soldiers Once...and Young was written by Lieutenant General Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. In November 1965, Lt. Col. Harold Moore commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry in the Ia Drang Valley, one of the bloodiest battles in Vietnam. He finally retired from the Army in 1977 after thirty-two years of service. After his military career, Lt. Gen. Moore served as executive vice president for four years at a Colorado ski resort before founding a computer software company. Harold Moore currently lives in Auburn, Alabama and Crested Butte, Colorado. Joseph L. Galloway, co-author of We Were Soldiers Once...And Young, is an author, journalist, and war correspondent. Galloway was the only journalist on the ground during the Battle of Ia Drang Valley. Joseph Galloway, a native of Refugio, Texas, is one of America's leading war correspondents with more than forty years of experience. His journalistic publications include tours to Japan, Vietnam and Moscow. The book, We Were Soldiers Once...And Young, begins at a pivotal moment in American history. It was 1965; the year America began to directly interfere in the affairs of Vietnam and send our young men to defend the notion of "freedom." During this year, Vietnam only interested and concerned a few Americans. In fact, the controversy over American involvement in Vietnam had only just begun. But everything changed in November 1965 in the Ia Drang Valley, in distant Vietnam. The Battle of LZ X-Ray and LZ Albany was the first major battle of the Vietnam conflict; a conflict that lasted a decade and caused unrest in the United States for many years to come. In 1957, the Army began developing a new combat force based on the helicopter. ...... middle of paper ...... Vietnam. General Norman Schwarzkopf notes that "We were soldiers...Once and Young is a must-read for all Americans." And that is indeed the case. Lieutenant General Harold Moore and Joseph Galloway have done a remarkable job writing a historiography that has critically examined various authentic sources and produced an unbiased work that will stand the test of time. We Were Soldiers is not just a story about the battles of X-Ray and Albany. It tells the stories of American and Vietnamese soldiers who endured the atrocities committed in the Ia Drang Valley. This is an impartial literary work that does not demonize the Vietnamese soldier, but nevertheless praises the American soldier. The book is a wonderful historical account, devoid of political opinions, detailing the true history of the Ia Drang Valley. And as General Schwarzkopf said, it is a must-read for all Americans..