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anyone know of some good books that every military doctor should read? i need something to read when i'm not studying for the MCAT to remind me why i'm doing all this 
good books?
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Yes, read "Once an Eagle" by Anton Myrer. A fantastic read on leadership in a great fictional story. I'm told USMC and Army officers are to read this book at some point in their careers. Although I'm Navy, it applies to anyone that'll find themselves in a leadership position at some point of their life. Not directly related to the life a military physican, but definitely related to the life of military officer, regardless of field.
Get the book, I assure you won't be able to put it down.
Amazon.com carrier the book, here's their comments:
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
America's fighting men have turned to Once an Eagle as a sourcebook for the military's core values since its publication at the height of the Vietnam War. The novel, following the careers of virtuous Sam Damon and opportunistic Courtney Massengale, is required reading for all members of the United States Marine Corps and frequently taught in leadership courses at West Point. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The New York Times
"A remarkable novel...utterly engrossing. Myrer is a superb story-teller, one of the few gifted novelists now writing who cares about the art of narration and is a master of it...A grim, exciting and almost overwhelming account of twentieth-century war. It is an astute study of the mind and character of a good general and a good man. And it is a brilliant inside views of the life of a career officer in peace and war."
Get the book, I assure you won't be able to put it down.
Amazon.com carrier the book, here's their comments:
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
America's fighting men have turned to Once an Eagle as a sourcebook for the military's core values since its publication at the height of the Vietnam War. The novel, following the careers of virtuous Sam Damon and opportunistic Courtney Massengale, is required reading for all members of the United States Marine Corps and frequently taught in leadership courses at West Point. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The New York Times
"A remarkable novel...utterly engrossing. Myrer is a superb story-teller, one of the few gifted novelists now writing who cares about the art of narration and is a master of it...A grim, exciting and almost overwhelming account of twentieth-century war. It is an astute study of the mind and character of a good general and a good man. And it is a brilliant inside views of the life of a career officer in peace and war."
