Once an Eagle is a novel by Anton Myrer published in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War. Myrer draws on this own experience as a Marine in the Pacific Theater in World War II, especially in describing combat with the Japanese. It is a popular volume among military leaders and is included on many reading lists for officers and non-commissioned officers in the United States Army as well as the Marine Corps I find this endorsement fascinating since this lengthy volume (over 1200 pages in print form) comes across to me not so much as an account of dedicated military leadership but as a case against war. The novel takes place between the 1910s and 1960s and covers many of the United States' military campaigns during that period including World Wars I and II as well as the initial involvement of the US military in Southeast Asia. The protagonist is Sam Damon, career Army officer, from his initial enlistment as a private to his rise to general officer rank. Damon is a ded...
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