Once An Eagle. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Once An Eagle

A story of two soldiers: Sam Damon, who puts duty, honour and the men he commands above self interest; and Courtney Massengale, who advances by making the right connections behind the lines and in Washington's corridors of power. The conflict between the two begins during the Great War and reaches its conclusion in the Vietnam War.

“Beautifully written. ...A masterpiece. .... Myrer’s descriptions of firefights are by far the best I have read.” (George S. Patton - MG, U.S. Army)

“Remarkable . . . utterly engrossing. Myrer is a superb storyteller.” (New York Times)

“An ambitious, magnificently vivid novel...compelling. The battle scenes are among the finest I have ever read.” (The Atlantic)

“Myrer was an excellent storyteller...Once An Eagle is that very rare thing, a genuine ideological novel. When one of these becomes standard issue to the Corps of Cadets we would be remiss if we ignored it.” (New York Review of Books)

“A powerful, provocative and strongly-written novel...and an implied warning to the nation...One hopes that the Chiefs of Staff in Washington will read it with care.” (Cincinnati Enquirer)

“Accurate and appealing. The most brilliant and moving description of men in battle I have read... Truly a great book.” (Hugh B. Hester - BG, U.S. Army)

“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)

“I would pick up Once An Eagle rather than Norman Mailer any day for a clue as to what is going on in Vietnam.” (Baltimore Sun)

“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)