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A 10 page book review which examines the type of book, what it says, how authoritative it is, special attractions, deficits, or flaws, authors’ backgrounds and purpose, principal thesis, supporting ideas, evaluates the text’s persuasiveness, considers what was learned and whether or not the book can be recommended by the reviewer. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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the Vietnam War, which took place in November of 1965. The primary focus was the 1st Cavalry Divisions 7th Battalion (1/7), comprised of 450 men who engaged in an
airmobile (high-speed helicopter tactic that moves troops quickly and efficiently) blitz across a landing zone (LZ) in a region known as Ia Drang, situated in the Central Highlands of South
Vietnam. This was an important strategic contest for both sides, because as the battalions commander remarked, "Whoever controls the Highlands controls Vietnam" (Moore and Galloway 12). This is
an exhaustively researched novel, complete with a thorough documentation of sources that brings the first confrontation of the most unpopular war in American history to life for readers that may
not have been born at the time the battle was fought. In terms of content, the book first considers the initial
battle, dubbed LZ X-Ray, during which the 1/7 cavalry, known as Bravo Company, dispatched patrols to find enemy soldiers (Moore and Galloway 63). For the next day-and-a-half, Bravo, along
with Alpha, Charlie, and Delta companies maintained their position at the landing zone, and were joined thereafter by the 7th Cavalrys 2nd battalion (2/7) in order to hold off the
plentiful Peoples Army of North Vietnam (PANV). The following morning, the Peoples Army withdrew, and the U.S. companies further strengthened their position, and after a skirmish that lasted 72
hours, 79 American soldiers were killed and another 121 were wounded. After what would only be a temporary retreat, the North Vietnamese returned with a vengeance, unleashing an attack
on 7th cavalrys 2nd battalion as they were making their way to LZ Albany. Next, the 2/7 cavalry launched what has been described as "the least airmobile operation that
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