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Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 6
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Rear Admiral James B. Stockdale, United States Navy
Author: Courage Under Fire
Author: James B. StockdalePublisher: Hoover Press
ISBN: 0817936939
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
When physical disability from combat wounds brought about Jim Stockdale's early retirement from military life, he had the distinction of being the only three-star officer in the history of the navy to wear both aviator wings and the Congressional Medal of Honor. His writings have been many and varied, but all converge on the central theme of how man can rise with dignity to prevail in the face of adversity.
Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot
Author: James B. StockdalePublisher: Hoover Press
ISBN: 0817993932
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Thoughts on issues of character, leadership, integrity, personal and public virtue, and ethics, the selections in this volume converge around the central theme of how man can rise with dignity to prevail in the face of adversity—lessons just as valid for the challenges of present-day life as they were for the author's Vietnam experience.
In Love and War
Author: Jim StockdalePublisher:
ISBN: 9780553253160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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Moral Courage
Author: James B. StockdalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Courage
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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A Vietnam Experience
Author: James B. StockdalePublisher: Hoover Press
ISBN: 0817981535
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The decade that followed James Stockdale's seven and a half years in a North Vietnamese prison saw his life take a number of different turns, from a stay in a navy hospital in San Diego to president of a civilian college to his appointment as a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution. In this collection of essays he offers his thoughts on his imprisonment. Describing the horrors of his treatment as a prisoner of war, Stockdale tells how he discovered firsthand the capabilities and limitations of the human spirit in such a situation. As the senior officer in confinement he had what he humbly describes as "the easiest leadership job in the world: to maintain the organization, resistance, and spirit of ten of the finest men I have ever known." His reflections on his wartime prison experience and the reasons for his survival form the basis of the writings reprinted here. In subject matter ranging from methods of communication in prison to military ethics to the principles of leadership, the thirty-four selections contained in this volume are a unique record of what Stockdale calls a "melting experience"—a pressure-packed existence that forces one to grow. Retired Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, a Hoover Institution fellow from 1981 to 1996, was Ross Perot's 1992 presidential running mate and a recipient of the Medal of Honor after enduring seven and a half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. He died in 2005 at the age of 81.
Stoic Warriors
Author: Nancy ShermanPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199760411
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Stoic Warriors explores the relationship between soldiers and Stoic philosophy, exploring what Stoicism actually is, the role it plays in the character of the military (both ancient and modern), and its powerful value as a philosophy of life. Marshalling anecdotes from military history--ranging from ancient Greek wars to World War II, Vietnam, and Iraq--Sherman illuminates the military mind and uses it as a window on the virtues of the Stoic philosophy. Indeed this is a perceptive investigation of what makes Stoicism so compelling not only as a guiding principle for the military, but as a philosophy for anyone facing the hardships of life.
A Vietnam Experience
Author: James B. StockdalePublisher: Hoover Institution Press Publi
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Admiral Stockdale looks back at his ten years in Vietnam. Ranging in subject from methods of communication in prison to military ethics to the principles of leadership, the thirty-four selections contained in this volume are a unique record of what their author calls a "melting experience," a pressure-packed existence that forces one to grow.
For Conspicuous Gallantry
Author: Jim RedmanPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781545147252
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
"For Conspicuous Gallantry . . . " These are the first three words of Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale's Medal of Honor citation. He was the most highly decorated senior naval officer in recent history. He was shot down over North Vietnam in 1965 and spent the next eight years as leader of the POWs in the hellhole prison known as the Hanoi Hilton. Enduring incredible torture and privation, he remained steadfast in his resolve to serve his country with honor. His courage, leadership and example remain an inspiration to all who knew him and to all Americans.
Moral Courage
Author: James B. StockdalePublisher:
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Category : Courage
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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