Fischer and based on the 1968 anton myrer novel of the same name. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. Its ethical message is as fresh and relevant today as it was when anton myrer wrote it during the war in vietnam. Get ebooks once an eagle on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. When one of these becomes standard issue to the corps. Once an eagle is that very rare thing, a genuine ideological novel. Once an eagle is simply the best work of fiction on leadership in print. Military goes by the book, but its a novel the new york times.
Once an eagle is a 1976 ninehour american television miniseries directed by richard michaels and e. Once an eagle, by anton myrer, has worked its way over a generation into the mindset and lexicon of the american military, flourishing as a. 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. Once an eagle oklahoma department of libraries overdrive. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. 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. Once an eagle has been the literary moral compass for me and my family of soldiers for more than two generations. 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.
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. The two main characters represent two extremes of the types of people you meet in the military, with most of us somewhere inbetween. The damage once an eagle has done to my army and yes, it. Once an eagle is a 1968 war novel by american author anton myrer.
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