In Love and War The Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the Vietnam Years
James B. StockdalePublished1990
Pages523
Formatpaperback
PublisherNaval Institute Press
Synopsis
This compelling story of a Vietnam Medal of Honor recipient and his family was widely praised when the original edition of the book was published in 1984. In this updated edition, Jim and Sybil Stockdale continue their story to let readers know what has happened in the eventful years since Jim's release from a Hanoi prison in 1973. Refusing to rest on past accomplishments or to be used as mere figureheads, they have remained as committed and outspoken as ever, their actions often headline news. Here they reveal the stories behind the news, including Jim's hasty departure as president of the Citadel, the filming of the movie adaptation of In Love and War, and politics as practiced in the navy and on the campus of a major university.
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About James B. Stockdale
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James B. Stockdale
1923–2005
James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years. Commander Stockdale was the senior naval officer held captive in Hanoi, North Vietnam. He had led aerial attacks from the carrier USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident. On his next deployment, while Commander of Carrier Air Wing Sixteen aboard the carrier USS Oriskany (CV-34), his A-4 Skyhawk jet was shot down in North Vietnam on September 9, 1965. He served as President of the Naval War College from October 1977 until he retired from the Navy in 1979. As Vice Admiral, Stockdale became the President for The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Stockdale held this position from 1979 to 1980. Stockdale was a candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1992 presidential election, on Ross Perot's independent ticket.
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