Anton Myrer
Anton Myrer (1922–1996) enlisted in the US Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbor and served for three years in the Pacific. Wounded on Guam, he returned to Harvard, graduated, and began an illustrious literary career, during which he wrote such memorable novels as The Big War, The Last Convertible, and A Green Desire.
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Once an Eagle
- By: Anton Myrer
- Narrator: Grover Gardner
- Length: 41 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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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,... Read more
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