Once an Eagle
A No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Once an Eagle has been a favorite of American military men and women since its writing.[1] The book appears on the Commandant's required reading list for all Staff Sergeants and Gunnery Sergeants[2] in the United States Marine Corps, and frequently serves as a text for cadets in leadership classes at West Point.
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ww2 peeps: ...your favorite WWII book(s) ever=❓
-- bourbonstreet
Jul 14, 2022 at 09:41 PM ET
bourbonstreet
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07/14/22 09:41 PM ET
The Forgotten Soldier, Once an Eagle, The Steel Wave, Damn Lucky are a few
-- 91HokieBob
Jul 15, 2022 at 01:20 PM ET
91HokieBob
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07/15/22 01:20 PM ET
LOVED (desperately too) Winds of War and W&R by H.Wouk.
-- bourbonstreet
Jul 15, 2022 at 07:36 PM ET
bourbonstreet
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07/15/22 07:36 PM ET
...yah; done that a long long long time back. Good look tho'.**
-- bourbonstreet
Jul 15, 2022 at 07:36 PM ET
bourbonstreet
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07/15/22 07:36 PM ET
One of my favs regardless of setting...**
-- RRHokie90
Jul 15, 2022 at 07:49 AM ET
RRHokie90
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07/15/22 07:49 AM ET
Have you read Operation Mincemeat? Not sure my fav WW2 book,
-- kjhokie
Jul 14, 2022 at 11:41 PM ET
kjhokie
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07/14/22 11:41 PM ET
Torpedo Junction by Homer Hickham, about US battling uboats off
-- 7Hokie1
Jul 14, 2022 at 10:43 PM ET
7Hokie1
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07/14/22 10:43 PM ET
great book and story....good choice**
-- kjhokie
Jul 14, 2022 at 11:43 PM ET
kjhokie
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07/14/22 11:43 PM ET
haha... that was my last recommendation on here... (diff' book tho').
-- bourbonstreet
Jul 14, 2022 at 09:51 PM ET
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07/14/22 09:51 PM ET