Anton Myrer

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.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.A study in character and values, courage, nobility, honesty, and selflessness, here is an unforgettable story about a man who embdies the best in our nation -- and in us all.

Anton Myrer's beloved, bestselling novel of America's World War II generation is as powerful now as it was upon its publication. An immediate classic, it tells the story of five Harvard men, the women they loved -- and the elegant car that came to symbolize their romantic youth. It is also the story of their coming-of-age in the dark days of World War II, and of their unshakable loyalty to a lost dream of Camelot, of grace and style, in the decades that followed. "The Last Convertible is a gripping tribute to a way of living that immortalized the "Greatest Generation."

Two brothers, as different as night and day: one, charming and ruthless, buys his way into Harvard, Wall Street, and high society; the other brother remains by his mother's side and makes his way to the top without the influence of money or prestige. Raised in separate worlds, these brothers are bound by a bitter rivalry for riches and power, but mostly, for the exciting, wildly captivating woman they fight all their lives to possess, a woman whose passion for one destroys her love for the other. Their story consumes an American century, spanning decades of splendor, struggle, upheaval, and war. It's an absorbing saga of innocent dreams and green desire corrupted by gilded temptation.

“One must go back to All Quiet on the Western Front to find another novel as charged as this one!” — Philadelphia Inquirer NATIONAL BESTSELLER They were our husbands, our fathers, our lovers, our sons. They were Americans and Marines. And this is their story: The Big War , Anton Myrer's panoramic novel of Marines in the Pacific in World War II. This is the story of Alan Newcombe, the Boston society Harvard man; Danny Kantaylis, the natural-born leader; Jay O'Neill, the barroom scrapper. Myrer does not glorify war; he does not flinch from describing what the actual experience of warfare was like for a desperate group of Marines trapped in some of the worst fighting conditions of the war. We learn about their lives at home and their fates on the battlefield.

[This is part 2 of a 2-part Audiobook Cassette library edition in vinyl case.] "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 his career 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. A study in character and values, courage, nobility, honesty, and selflessness, here is an unforgettable story about a man who embodies the best in our nation--and in us all.

Psychologický román s kriminální zápletkou se odehrává v 90. letech v USA a líčí náhlé prozření muže, který celý život lpěl na tradicích své společenské vrstvy.Čtyřicetiletý architekt miluje svou práci, které věnuje veškerý čas a domnívá se, že je nejen dobrým občanem, ale také milujícím manželem a otcem. Od dětství je mu vštěpováno přesvědčení, že jeho stará a vážená rodina, náležející k bostonské elitě, jedná za všech okolností nejen správně, ale i spravedlivě. Zločin, spáchaný na jeho ženě, přepadené a znásilněné ve vlastním domě, otřese mužovou sebejistotou a donutí ho zamyslet se nad tím, zda byl své ženě v manželství vždycky plnohodnotnou oporou. Tento čin a jeho následky na čas zpřetrhá mezi manžely pouto důvěry a konečná konfrontace s pachatelem je hořkým, ale obrozujícím momentem pro oba partnery a staví jejich vzájemný vztah na nový základ.

[This is part 1 of a 2-part Audiobook Cassette library edition in vinyl case.] "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 his career 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. A study in character and values, courage, nobility, honesty, and selflessness, here is an unforgettable story about a man who embodies the best in our nation--and in us all.

In great condition! Hardcover with dustjacket. Boards are yellow with black lettering. Pages are crisp and white. DJ contains a few tears and light shelf wear. Book itself is in fantastic condition!

V předvečer druhé světové války se na jednom z večírků seznamuje spisovatel Byron Cantwell s mladou rozmarnou kráskou Sally Marchersonovou, s kterou se záhy ožení. Vypuká válka a Byron a jeho přátelé rychle dospívají, zatímco Sally je zahleděná do sebe a zdá se být válečnými událostmi zcela nedotčena...