Is the movie We Were Soldiers historically accurate?

Is the movie We Were Soldiers historically accurate?

Then came the 2002 movie, We Were Soldiers, starring Mel Gibson as Moore and Barry Pepper as Galloway. (Moore says the film is about 60 percent accurate; Galloway, 80 percent.) ... They also apply the lessons of Vietnam to Iraq—where Galloway, now a columnist for McClatchy Newspapers, sees more fatal victories.

How many soldiers died in We Were Soldiers?

His efforts were later reflected in the 2002 movie We Were Soldiers, in which Mel Gibson portrayed Moore. The book tells what happened to virtually every trooper involved in the 34-day campaign and the climactic four-day battle in which 234 Americans died at landing zones X-Ray and Albany in November 1965.

Are the photos in We Were Soldiers real?

The photos are production stills from the movie. The real Galloway says he wishes they'd used his actual photos from the battle. Some Vietnamese actors in the movie had actually been in the North Vietnamese Army.

Who is the narrator in We Were Soldiers?

Joe Galloway : [Narrating; voice-over] These are the true events of November, 1965, the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam, a place our country does not remember, in a war it does not understand.

What is the most accurate Vietnam movie?

Top 30 Realistic Vietnam War Movies

• A Rumor of War (1980) 114 min | Biography, Drama, War. ...
• Platoon (1986) R | 120 min | Drama, War. ...
• 84C MoPic (1989) R | 95 min | Drama, War. ...
• Hamburger Hill (1987) ...
• The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988) ...
• Rescue Dawn (2006) ...
• A Bright Shining Lie (1998 TV Movie) ...
• Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

What did Hal Moore think about We Were Soldiers movie?

In the source book, We Were Soldiers Once… And Young, Hal Moore complains, "Every damn Hollywood movie got [the Vietnam war] wrong." The director, Randall Wallace, said that he was inspired by that comment and became "determined to get it right this time."

Is the book we were liars a true story?

0:002:10E. Lockhart Discusses the Inspiration Behind We Were Liars - YouTubeYouTube

Why was the Vietnam War so traumatic?

The fear of not being secure on patrol, ambushed, with no end in sight of the war ever ending, traumatized many soldier. With no chance of victory, the soldier had to question why he was even there. in simple terms there really was no safe area. the whole darn country was the front line.

Was Vietnam the worst war?

The deadliest day of the Vietnam War for the U.S. was 31 January at the start of the Tet Offensive when 246 Americans were killed in action....1968 in the Vietnam War.

Location	Vietnam
Result	The American war effort in Vietnam peaks in 1968 as the American public support takes a huge hit after the Tet Offensive

What started the Vietnam War?

At the heart of the conflict was the desire of North Vietnam, which had defeated the French colonial administration of Vietnam in 1954, to unify the entire country under a single communist regime modeled after those of the Soviet Union and China.