- Paperback: 817 pages
- Publisher: U S Army War College Foundation Pr (June 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 087983921X
- ISBN-13: 978-0879839215
- ASIN: 1889927015
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 4.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,966,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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America's fighting men have turned to Once an Eagle as a sourcebook for the military's core values since its publication at the height of the Vietnam War. The novel, following the careers of virtuous Sam Damon and opportunistic Courtney Massengale, is required reading for all members of the United States Marine Corps and frequently taught in leadership courses at West Point.
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"An ambitious, magnificently vivid novel...compelling. The battle scenes are among the finest I have ever read." -- The Atlantic
"At long last we have what critics have been saying was lost to modern novels--an honest-to-God hero...a natural." -- Harpers
"I fully understand why Once An Eagle has become a classic novel of war and warriors. Sam Damon doesn't preach, he lives his values and they are universal not only military." -- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, US Army Retired - Commander in Chief Desert Storm
"In ironic contrast, the story moves from jungle warfare to drawing rooms on the Potomac, and back again...Goes to the heart of our century." -- Chicago Sun-Times
"Inspects down to thier most elusive motives those who have to make the agonizing command decisions." -- Providence Journal
"It is my firm opinion that Anton Myrer's Once An Eagle deserves to rank with, or perhaps above, any one of those three truly great pieces of military fiction--Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage; Fix Bayonets! by Col. John W. Thomason, USMC; and What Price Glory, by Capt. Lawrence Stallings, USMC." -- Armed Forces Journal
"Once An Eagle may be America's War and Peace and Anton Myrer a contemporary Tolstoy." -- Louisville Courier Journal
"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 most outstanding novel I have seen in long years. And it is far and away the best work of fiction with a military background I have ever read." -- Journal of the Armed Forces
"The work of a man who has thought long and hard about the nature of war, and has come up with something more than the simple truism that it's hell...one at last understands why the glibly optimistiic press releases about Vietnam have had so little relation to what is going on there." -- Life --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"At long last we have what critics have been saying was lost to modern novels--an honest-to-God hero...a natural." -- Harpers
"I fully understand why Once An Eagle has become a classic novel of war and warriors. Sam Damon doesn't preach, he lives his values and they are universal not only military." -- General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, US Army Retired - Commander in Chief Desert Storm
"In ironic contrast, the story moves from jungle warfare to drawing rooms on the Potomac, and back again...Goes to the heart of our century." -- Chicago Sun-Times
"Inspects down to thier most elusive motives those who have to make the agonizing command decisions." -- Providence Journal
"It is my firm opinion that Anton Myrer's Once An Eagle deserves to rank with, or perhaps above, any one of those three truly great pieces of military fiction--Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage; Fix Bayonets! by Col. John W. Thomason, USMC; and What Price Glory, by Capt. Lawrence Stallings, USMC." -- Armed Forces Journal
"Once An Eagle may be America's War and Peace and Anton Myrer a contemporary Tolstoy." -- Louisville Courier Journal
"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 most outstanding novel I have seen in long years. And it is far and away the best work of fiction with a military background I have ever read." -- Journal of the Armed Forces
"The work of a man who has thought long and hard about the nature of war, and has come up with something more than the simple truism that it's hell...one at last understands why the glibly optimistiic press releases about Vietnam have had so little relation to what is going on there." -- Life --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Poontang" ?,
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This review is from: Once An Eagle (Hardcover)
Was the term 'poontang' actually in use that early in the 1900s ?That's a surprise to me.
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I liked OAE so much I created a website!,
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I liked Once An Eagle so much I created a website! See www.once-an-eagle.com -- Tom Hebert
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Leadership skills and a guide for everyday living...,
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In a country where Goldie Hawn can share a stage with Zig Zigler and tell their stories of success; here is superior fictional story on how to live ones life. No exaggeration! You see, the two protagonists in "Once an Eagle" are very different. Yes, there is a bit of black and white imagery used by Mr. Mryer, but the story of the choices that Sam Damon and Courtney Massengale make, need to be told and re-told. We were young once and we read Remarque's "All Quiet On The Western Front", the quintessenial war novel. I'm sure not many of us identified with Paul's former teacher or Sergeant. Why? Yes, Paul's journey is more interesting. However, it's the choices of an idealist youth who grows into a man after seeing the horrors of war that calls to all of us. Anton Mryer has updated that story, made it more fuller, more complex and has extended it over two adults lives. And, yes there is a message here to be found here. As a young Boy Scout, I was taught that the choices we make determine the man we become. Well, what better life model than that of Sam Damon. As a father, I can only hope my own children make similiar ethical choices! Enjoy!
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