{"product_id":"once-an-eagle-9780062221629","title":"Once an Eagle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eOnce an Eagle\u003c\/em\u003e is simply the best work of fiction on leadership in print.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Martin E. Dempsey, 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRequired reading for West Point and Marine Corps cadets, \u003cem\u003eOnce An Eagle\u003c\/em\u003e 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. Beginning in the French countryside during the Great War, the conflict between these adversaries solidifies in the isolated garrison life marking peacetime, intensifies in the deadly Pacific jungles of World War II, and reaches its treacherous conclusion in the last major battleground of the Cold War--Vietnam. Now reissued with a new foreword by acclaimed historian Carlo D'Este, here is an unforgettable story of a man who embodies the best in our nation--and in us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyrer, Anton:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWhile attending Harvard University, Anton Myrer (1922-1996) enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps immediately after the Pearl Harbor attacks. He served for three years during World War II until he was wounded in the Pacific. He is also the author of the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Big War\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Convertible\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Green Desire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614319055122,"sku":"9780062221629","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d2915934-fb7f-49cd-9937-b0aef729c7b2.jpg?v=1732438449","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/once-an-eagle-9780062221629","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}