Tom, I read Hal Moore's book, and it took about 3 times longer than I normally spend on a book. I've also read a couple of other personal accounts of those two actions. They re-define for me the words 'terror' and 'horror'. Whenever my own demons rise up and start to get nasty, I try to remember these Cav guys: they had it so much worse than we did (in 70); and every time I read one of these accounts, my admiration and respect for these men always rises another notch.
Pickett