The decade that followed James Stockdale\'s seven and a half Years in a North Vietnamese prison saw his life take a number of different turns, from a stay in a navy hospital in San Diego to president of a civilian college to his appointment as a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Describing the horrors of his treatment as a prisoner of war, Stockdale tells how he discovered firsthand the capabilities and li.
In this collection of essays he offers his thoughts on his imprisonment.
The decade that followed James Stockdale\'s seven and a half Years in a North Vietnamese prison saw his life take a number of different turns, from a stay in a navy hospital in San Diego to president of a civilian college to his appointment as a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution