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James B. Stockdale

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American and United States Navy vice admiral. He is one of the most decorated Navy officers who had been awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War where he was a prisoner of war for over seven years.

Stockdale was the highest-ranking naval officer held as a prisoner in North Vietnam. He had led aerial attacks from the carrier USS Ticonderoga during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident. On his next deployment, while Commander of Carrier Air Wing 16 aboard the carrier USS Oriskany , he was shot down in North Vietnam on September 9, 1965.

During the late 1970s, he served as President of the Naval War College. Stockdale was candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1992 presidential election, on Ross Perot's independent ticket.

James B. Stockdale

4.2/5 ( ratings)

American and United States Navy vice admiral. He is one of the most decorated Navy officers who had been awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War where he was a prisoner of war for over seven years.

Stockdale was the highest-ranking naval officer held as a prisoner in North Vietnam. He had led aerial attacks from the carrier USS Ticonderoga during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Incident. On his next deployment, while Commander of Carrier Air Wing 16 aboard the carrier USS Oriskany , he was shot down in North Vietnam on September 9, 1965.

During the late 1970s, he served as President of the Naval War College. Stockdale was candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1992 presidential election, on Ross Perot's independent ticket.

Books from James B. Stockdale

Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior

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A Vietnam Experience: Ten Years of Reflection

Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton: Six Characteristics of High-Performance Teams

The Stoic Warrior's Triad: Tranquility, Fearlessness, and Freedom

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Douglas Southall Freeman on Leadership

Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot (Hoover Institution Press Publication Book 431)

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Ethics for the Junior Officer: A Gift from the Usna Class of 1964 to the Usna Class of 1994

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Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot (Reprint ed.) by James B. Stockdale (1995-07-30)

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Stockdale on Stoicism II: Master of My Fate

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