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Robert Caro chose the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley for detailed treatment and says it has not been written about in detail.
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“It's called the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley. Nobody's written about it in detail. But I could go to my computer, and I could look up where are the oral histories from soldiers who fought in that battle, uh, and you just...”45:03Report a misattribution
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