Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:James B. StockdaleSeries:Hoover Essays #6Publish date:1993-12-01Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Hoover Institution PressISBN-13:9780817936921ISBN-10:817936920UPC:9780817936921Book Category:History, Biography & Autobiography, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Asia, Military, Ethics & Moral PhilosophyBook Topic:Southeast AsiaSize:9.08 x 6.02 x 0.09 inchesWeight:0.119Product ID:SC1633NZBJ
Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior
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...
Series: Hoover Essays #6
Language:EnglishPublisher:Hoover Institution PressISBN-13:9780817936921ISBN-10:817936920UPC:9780817936921Book Category:History, Biography & Autobiography, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Asia, Military, Ethics & Moral PhilosophyBook Topic:Southeast AsiaSize:9.08 x 6.02 x 0.09 inchesWeight:0.119Product ID:SC1633NZBJ
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale served in the navy from 1947 to 1979, beginning as a test pilot and instructor at Patuxent River, Maryland, and spending two years as a graduate student at Stanford University. He became a fighter pilot and was shot down on his second combat tour over North Vietnam, becoming a prisoner of war for eight years, four in solitary confinement. He was tortured fifteen...
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