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  1. 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. Stockdale used what he learned from Stoic...

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  2. 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.

  3. Dec 1, 1993 · Short Summary: As a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, James Stockdale shot down, captured, and imprisoned for eight brutal years. He used the wisdom of stoicism to survive and grow stronger in prison.

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  4. Jul 3, 2021 · Courage Under Fire, starring Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan and Matt Damon, is an excellent Gulf War thriller that often gets overlooked today. So let's take a look back at this forgotten gem ...

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  5. Feb 1, 2020 · Courage Under Fire. Stockdale tells how he discovered Stoicism, midway through his life, as a “gray-haired” thirty-eight year old naval pilot in graduate school at Stanford University.

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  6. 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.

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  8. Sep 1, 2013 · Courage Under Fire. : When physical disability from combat wounds brought about Jim Stockdale's early retirement from military life, he had the distinction of being the only...

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