Once An Eagle (Harperperennial Modern Classics) - Softcover

Myrer, Anton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062221620 ISBN 13: 9780062221629

Publisher: HarperPerennial, 2013

Synopsis

Once an Eagle Required reading for West Point and Marine Corps cadets, Once An Eagle is the story of one special man, a soldier named Sam Damon, and his adversary over a lifetime, fellow officer Courtney Massengale. Damon is a professional who puts duty, honor, and the men he commands above self-interest. Massengale, however, brilliantly advances by making the right connections behind the lines and in Washingto... Full description

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"Myrer was an excellent storyteller...Once An Eagle is that very rare thing, a genuine ideological novel. When one of these becomes standard issue to the Corps of Cadets we would be remiss if we ignored it."--New York Review of Books

"Remarkable . . . utterly engrossing. Myrer is a superb storyteller."--New York Times

"Accurate and appealing. The most brilliant and moving description of men in battle I have read... Truly a great book."--Hugh B. Hester - BG, U.S. Army

"At long last we have what critics have been saying was lost to modern novels--an honest-to-God hero...a natural."--Harpers

"Never read anything that depicts army life and the battlefield with such deep appreciation...superb account...artistry and sensitivity."--Eugene A. Salet - MG, U.S. Army

"Magnificent...word pictures of combat superb...a remarkable book."--R. Ernest Dupuy - COL, U.S. Army

"Inspired me...the essence of being a good man, soldier, officer and leader...the standard, the pride, the motivation...We are all better men because of Anton Myrer."--David L. Grange - BG, U.S. Army

"Once An Eagle is truly a classic. It caused us to reflect on core values...one of the key ingredients to the success we now enjoy. Sam Damon has been and will be a beacon of moral and physical courage for young American warriors."--Henry H. Shelton - General, U.S. Army

"Reflects skillful research in military areas as well as technical mastery of the writing craft...Through the gentle but courageous character of Damon, Myrer graphically describes the criminal, dirty, wasteful, savage immorality of war...The Army career man will look on it as a monument."--Denver Post

"The author's description of the military mind and muscle at work in combat and out are quite realistic...reading this book will be a great experience for those who haven't experienced what the author writes about so colorfully."--David M. Shoup - General, USMC

From the Back Cover:

Required reading for West Point and Marine Corps cadets, Once An Eagle is the story of one special man, a soldier named Sam Damon, and his adversary over a lifetime, fellow officer Courtney Massengale. Damon is a professional who puts duty, honor, and the men he commands above self-interest. Massengale, however, brilliantly advances by making the right connections behind the lines and in Washington's corridors of power. Beginning in the French countryside during the Great War, the conflict between these adversaries solidifies in the isolated garrison life marking peacetime, intensifies in the deadly Pacific jungles of World War II, and reaches its treacherous conclusion in the last major battleground of the Cold War--Vietnam. Now reissued with a new foreword by acclaimed historian Carlo D'Este, here is an unforgettable story of a man who embodies the best in our nation--and in us all.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperPerennial
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062221620
• ISBN 13: 9780062221629
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1292