Please provide summaries or notes on chapters one and two. Sam damon has been and will be a beacon of moral and physical courage for young american warriors. Once an eagle is simply the best work of fiction on leadership in print. Once an eagle in 1968, anton myrer, a marine corps veteran of wwii in the pacific, wrote an epic war novel, once an eagle, which became an instant best seller in the military. Once an eagle by anton myrer, 1976, berkley medallion books edition, in english. Free download or read online once an eagle pdf epub book.
The main characters of this fiction, historical story are. Once an eagle may be americas war and peace and anton myrer a contemporary tolstoy. His 1968 novel, once an eagle, written at the peak of the vietnam war, is required reading for all marines and is frequently used in. Dempsey, 18th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff 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. In 1968, american author anton myrer wrote the war novel once an eagle in chapter 1, the reader is introduced to the romance between the two main characters, sam damon and celia harrodsen. Damon is a professional who puts duty, honor, and the men he commands above self interest. Pdf once an eagle book by anton myrer free download. Based on the bestselling novel by anton myrer, once an. Once an eagle is the epic story of america in the 20th century, told through the lives of two career soldiers, spanning both world wars. Massengale, however, brilliantly advances by making the right connections behind the lines and in washingtons corridors of power. The first edition of the novel was published in june 1968, and was written by anton myrer. The novel tells the story of sam damon, career army officer, from his initial enlistment to his rise to general officer rank. The two main characters represent two extremes of the types of people you meet in the military, with most of us somewhere inbetween. In the anton myrer 1969 bestselling books negative ending, after damon lets massengale get away with murdering his men in ww2 for the sake of a presidential unit citation, a retired general.
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