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“More from ONCE AN EAGLE by Anton Myrer…I purchased this book while visiting the @ArmyWarCollege “You can’t help what you were born and you may not have much to say about where you die, but you can and you should try to pass the days in between as a good man.””
Source →Recommended by 3 notable people, including James Mattis and Greg Sankey
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See customer reviews on Amazon →Anton Myrer lays out a career-spanning military saga that follows a straight-arrow professional and his rival as they move from combat to the corridors of power. Expect close, scene-level portraits of command, long stretches of institutional politicking, and repeated moral tests about duty versus self-interest. The useful part is a steady, granular look at leadership choices across decades; the limiting part is a slow middle where bureaucratic maneuvering becomes repetitive and the narrative favors moral contrast over psychological subtlety.
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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 by making the right connections behind the lines and in Washington's cor...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Historical Fiction, Most Recommended Books, and Leadership.
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“More from ONCE AN EAGLE by Anton Myrer…I purchased this book while visiting the @ArmyWarCollege “You can’t help what you were born and you may not have much to say about where you die, but you can and you should try to pass the days in between as a good man.””
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Consider Frightful First World War by Terry Deary.
“Short, punchy chapters and grimly comic rhymes deliver snapshots from World War I aimed at younger readers; expect stark details about trenches, rules, superstitions and the home-front strain. What works best is accessibility: it turns complex, horrific material into memorable episodes that spark questions and conversation. The limitation is tonal tension — playful rhymes and bitingly blunt asides can undercut solemnity, and the book offers little in the way of deep analysis or context for older readers.”
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