Joseph L. Galloway

The New York Times Bestseller We Were Soldiers Once... And Young was authored by Lt. General Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. In November 1965, Lt. Colonel Harold Moore commanded the 1st Battalion, 7th cavalry at the Ia Drang Valley-one of the bloodiest battles of Vietnam. He eventually retired from the Army in 1977 after thirty-two years of service. After his military career, Lieutenant General Moore resided as executive vice president for four years at a Colorado ski resort before founding

movie “We Were Soldiers” the main character Lieutenant Colonel Harold “Hal” Moore was played by Mel Gibson. The movie is based upon the best-selling book "We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young" by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and journalist Joseph L. Galloway. LTC Moore was tasked with leading and commanding the newly created air cavalry unit. Upon arrival to his new unit, he studied his new “War horse” – the Bell UH-1D “Iroquois” helicopter. He first introduced himself and his SGM to the Officers

In America in the 1950’s there was a massive fear of communism. During this time in Vietnam, the Communist North and the Colonialistic French controlled South, waged war against each other. This is brought together in peace by Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1958 film adaptation of The Quiet American. He does so by highlighting key differences in the novel to give a completely different perspective. The novel, written by Graham Greene shows the two central characters; Fowler, a British journalist and Pyle

Unraveling Cleopatra "She took a small boat, and one only of her confidants, Apollodorus, the Sicilian, along with her, and in the dusk of the evening landed near the palace. She was at a loss how to get in undiscovered, till she thought of putting herself into the coverlet of a bed and lying at length, whilst Apollodorus tied up the bedding and carried it on his back through the gates to Caesar's apartment. Caesar was first captivated by this proof of Cleopatra's bold wit, and was afterwards

All About Eve is based on Mary Orr’s story “The Wisdom of Eve” in the International Cosmopolitan Magazine that was based on real life events. After Joseph L. Mankiewicz read the story, he was immediately enamored by the concept because he found a his way of “settling a lot of scores [with the theatre]” (Crowther). Without delay, he bought the rights to the movie and began casting. After a long and hard battle for casting Margo Channing, Mankiewicz selected Bette Davis - a replacement for his first

Therefore it is Brutus who has the responsibility of getting the citizens to ally with the conspirators. Brutus greets the crowd as 'Romans, countrymen and lovers' (L.13) This is flattery for the crowd as it makes them feel on par with Brutus (lovers meaning friends). The crowd will want to hear what he has to say as his equals, his friends, instead of the illusion that Brutus has authority over them

and Young Ia Drang- the battle that changed the War in Vietnam By: Lt. Gen Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and Joseph L. Galloway The Random House Publishing Group, 1992 Steve Heiser U.S. History since 1865/4:45W Dr. Luccioni October 24, 2012 I chose this book for my first book review for a few reasons. First, to bring to light and to honor the memory of Command Sergeant Major Basil L. Plumley, who recently passed away on October 10, 2012. He is a true inspiration to be followed; a career

We Were Soldiers Once and Young We Were Soldiers Once and Young is a history book written by LT. GEN. Harold G. Moore (RET.) and Joseph L. Galloway. The history book is based on the Vietnam War, which took place in 1965. The Battle of Ia Drang was said that it was the battle that changed the war in Vietnam. The book is a tribute to all the soldiers in the war and for their great braveness, love, and care for one another. It was a bloody war, but very inspiring to read about the courageous

I will carry all that I have including this notebook and pencil. According to the Intel and the briefing we had this morning, there are about 200 NVA soldiers in the Chu Pong Mountain (Galloway). Lt. Col. Hal Moore the commanding officer for this mission has decided that to land troops in near the enemy (Galloway YouTube). Surprisingly, Lt. Col. Moore had found a clearing that near enough to the enemy in the region. “The la Drang Valley was a remote and inaccessible region in the Central Highlands

plan that would work this time. The commander knew if he lost the relief forces, we would ultimately lose more lives and the little ground we had. Instead of falling into this trap, the commander “pressed...for continuous artillery and air cover” (Galloway, 2010). Chinook helicopters piloted by