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Once an Eagle

Anton Myrer, 1968

Seen on screen 2 timesin 2 showsLast seen in The Terminal List: Dark Wolf, S1 E1
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Reece's third try with Ben: Once an Eagle. Still from The Terminal List: Dark Wolf: Once an Eagle
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Reece's third try with Ben: Once an Eagle

Anton Myrer's 1968 novel follows Sam Damon from private to general on merit, with Courtney Massengale climbing beside him on connections. West Point cadets get it as required reading, and the lesson Carr pulls from it is "See to your character and your reputation will take care of itself." Ben is on copy three and page zero.

Sources: Jack Carr breaks down his 'Terminal List' universe, that 'Dark Wolf' book cameo, USA Today · Jack Carr on X, on Anton Myrer and Once an Eagle · The Terminal List: Dark Wolf series premiere review, TV Fanatic

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Opening titles, next to the medals and weapons: Once an Eagle. Still from The Terminal List: Once an Eagle, War of the Flea: The Classic Study of Guerrilla Warfare, The Accidental Guerrilla, Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare, A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962, The Art of War
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The Terminal List · S1 E1 · James Reece · Opening titles

Opening titles, next to the medals and weapons: Once an Eagle

Every episode opens on this shelf, next to Reece’s medals and weapons, which tells you where the writers rank it. Once an Eagle is required reading for West Point cadets, and in Dark Wolf Reece hands Ben Edwards his third copy. Ben still hasn’t finished it. Sun Tzu made the cut too, because no one has ever built a military bookshelf without him.

Sources: Jack Carr breaks down his 'Terminal List' universe, that 'Dark Wolf' book cameo, USA Today · The Terminal List: Dark Wolf series premiere review, TV Fanatic

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