Once An Eagle
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Once An Eagle

by Anton Myrer

1968•War•960 pages

Taste attributes: wardramahistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringdeep rivalryunderdog triumphshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeSerious and sweeping: a stirring war novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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About This Book

Required reading for West Point 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. 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 corridors of power.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

WarDramaHistoricalDeep rivalryUnderdog triumphsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Once An EagleAnton Myrer20th centuryAmerica's War and PeaceAmericanHistoryHistorical3 Wars

Details

Author
Anton Myrer
Published
1968
Pages
960
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