In July, news accounts reported the death of retired Navy Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale. Known to the public as Ross Perot’s ineffectual 1992 vice-presidential running mate, Stockdale deserves to be remembered for his courage and leadership during nearly eight years as a prisoner of war in Hanoi, four of them in solitary confinement. Stockdale underwent fifteen rounds of to (...)
December 16, 2005
Books
'Suck It Up'
Stoic WarriorsThe Ancient Philosophy behind the Military MindNancy ShermanOxford University Press, $26, 242 pp.
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