Once an Eagle
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Grover Gardner
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By:
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Anton Myrer
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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 his career 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.
A study in character and values, courage, nobility, honesty, and selflessness, here is an unforgettable story about a man who embodies the best in our nation - and in us all.
Anton Myrer (1922–1996) enlisted in the US Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbor and served for three years in the Pacific. Wounded on Guam, he returned to Harvard, graduated, and began an illustrious literary career, during which he wrote such memorable novels as The Big War, The Last Convertible, and A Green Desire.
©1968, 1996 Anton Myrer (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Critic Reviews
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- Anonymous User
- 17-07-2024
BEST WARTIME HISTORICAL FICTION EVER
Right from the first few chapters I knew I was in for a Good Ride. Without a doubt the best wartime Historical Fiction I ever read. A book not just about war but More the human side of war. Great adventure but also Heartache that will have you trying to hold back the tears. This book is Compulsory reading for US SPECIAL FORCES. As you progress through the book you will realize the books importance not just in the wars of the Early 1900's but very relevant even in today's events.
Yes it's a longish book but definitely not a struggle to listen to. ONE AN EAGLE by Anto Myrer. Absolutely recommend this book.
Jared Sutherton
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- Ed
- 26-03-2024
More than a war story
Long but worth the effort. Examines war and the history of an earlier century through its central characters . Very evocative of that time.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-03-2024
IMO greatest war novel ever written
I began this at school but never finished it. Listening to it now I find it is provides great human elements to the factual accounting of War in the 20th century.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-09-2024
A story that we can all learn something from
‘Once an Eagle’ apart from being a fantastic story, has so many lessons, especially for young men and soldiers.
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