Ryan Burke - We Were Soldiers

The book I chose to do for my summer reading is We Were Soldiers by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway.  I chose this book because I wanted to get a first-hand look into one of the biggest wars in American history, the Vietnam War.  The book focuses primarily on the battle that took place in 1965 in the Ia Drang Valley.  My favorite part about this book so far is the incredible detail and imagery used by Moore and Galloway.  The authors almost make it to where the reader sees and knows everything going on around them at all times.  From the battle plan, to the type of weather that day, even right down to the name and rank of every soldier fighting alongside them at that time.  I cannot wait to continue reading this book and gain an even deeper insight into the intense battle.