*6 x 9 "A remarkable novel . . . it is a brilliant inside view of the life of a career officer in peace and war."--Orville Prescott, Dean of American reviewers, The New York Times Once An Eagle may be America's War and Peace and Anton Myrer its contemporary Tolstoy."--Edward Weeks, The Atlantic Once An Eagle is truly a classic. It causes us to reflect on core values . . . of moral and physical courage for young American warriors."--Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army This epic tale of war and warriors is the dramatic story of power, compassion, raging fear, pain, and the terrible price of combat. This now-classic novel canvasses in depth those unique characteristics of military leadership in a representative democracy that have escaped examination elsewhere. Once an Eagle is more than a powerful study of combat; it is a narrative of the challenge of change to the enduring values that have guided the American military professional since 1776.