Hal Moore: A Life in Pictures

By Mike Guardia

Book Overview

The definitive photographic biography of Harold G. Moore - illustrated throughout with more than 300 Color and B&W photographs.

From his baptism by fire in the Korean War to his iconic leadership at the Battle of Ia Drang, Hal Moore remains one of the greatest battlefield commanders of the 20th Century. Famously portrayed by Mel Gibson in the film We Were Soldiers, Hal Moore's innovative leadership - and the bravery of his troopers - have become the stuff of legend.

Step into the world of Hal Moore with this pictorial keepsake, illustrated throughout with more than 300 photographs, many of them never-before-published. This informative, photographic narrative will take the reader through Moore's childhood in rural Kentucky, his tenure at West Point during World War II, his service in Occupied Japan, his life-and-death struggles during the Korean War, his decisive leadership in the jungles of Southeast Asia, and the loving family he built with his wife, Julie.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0999644327
• ISBN13: 9780999644324
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Magnum Books
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"