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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: 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 11, and reaches its treacherous conclusion in the last major battleground of the Cold War — Vietnam. A study in character and values, courage, nobility, honesty, and selflessness, here is an unforgettable story about a man who embdies the best in our nation — and in us all. Review:"This classic novel of soldiers and soldiering ranks with Red Badge of Courage and All Quiet on the Western Front as time tested epics of war and warriors."(-- John W. Vessey, Jr., General, US Army (Ret.)) Review:"A classic novel...Sam Damon doesn't preach, he lives his values and they are universal, not only military."(-- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf) Review:"Remarkable . . . utterly engrossing. Myrer is a superb storyteller."(-- New York Times) Synopsis:Sam Damon joins the Army during the waning months of WW 1. His leadership
and coolness win him a battlefield promotion to lieutenant. His career-long nemesis, Courtney Massengale is also a brilliant officer but Sam's complete opposite. This is a reviting story of war, life, love, death, politics and military fiction at ist best. About the AuthorRight after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Anton Myrer enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served for three years in the Pacific.Wounded on Guam, he returned to Harvard, graduated, and began an illustrious literary career in which he wrote such memorable novels as The Big War, The Last Convertible, and A Green Desire. He died in 1996. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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