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COURAGE UNDER FIRE. ry of Human BehaviorJames Bond Stockdalecame to the philosophic life as a thirt y - e i g h t - y e a r-old naval pi. ot in grad school at Stanford University. I had been in the navy for twenty. years and scarcely ever out of a cockpit. In 1962, I began my second year of studying.
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Jan 13, 2022 · In today’s book review we take a closer looks at a book written James Stockdale’s account of his time as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam war.
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In Courage Under Fire James Stockdale tells the story of how he used principles from stoic philosophy to survive torture as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
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...
- 0817936920, 9780817936921
- James B. Stockdale
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Nov 1, 2021 · Appalled by the loss of American life on “Hamburger Hill,” a remote mountain near the Laotian border in northern South Vietnam, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts took the floor of the U.S. Senate in May 1969 to condemn the 101st Airborne Division’s bloody 10-day battle.
- Warren Wilkins
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.
Feb 7, 1996 · An Army wunderkind whose upwardly mobile career has been stalled by a friendly-fire incident during the Gulf War redeems himself in the course of an investigation. Lieutenant Colonel Nat Serling has been in an alcoholic funk since his tank squadron killed fellow Americans in the fog of battle.
