| In Love and War: The Story of a Family's Ordeal and Sacrifice During the Vietnam Years |  | Authors: Jim Stockdale, Sybil Stockdale
Publisher: Naval Inst Pr
Category: Book
List Price: $36.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 780238
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Rev Upd Su
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 576
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.8
ISBN: 0870213083
Dewey Decimal Number: 959.70437
EAN: 9780870213083
ASIN: 0870213083
Publication Date: June 1990
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Condition: Hardcover. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Moderate wear to cover. Foxing on some pages. Writing on inside of cover.
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WAR - A REAL TRUE IMPACT STORY April 23, 2007
I first read this when first release and just purchased another copy. If you want to read about two real heros, James Stockdale and his wife Sybil Stockdale read this book. They write side by side in spirit, him in a Vietnames prison, the Hanoi Hilton, and she home with thier children. One of the best love, war and a story that you will remember.
Gripping and Tender December 19, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The late Vice Admiral Jim Stockdale was the highest ranking POW to return from captivity in North Vietnam. His wife Sybil kept the family focused and hope alive all throughout his long imprisonment.
They present alternating chapters that chronicle their personal challenges which are a microcosm of the nation's challenges at that time.
This should be required reading for all Americans.
For more on the plight of the families of those who were MIA in Vietnam, read Louis Stockstill's epoch-making article:
"The Forgotten Americans of the Vietnam War" By Louis R. Stockstill, at:
http://www.afa.org/magazine/perspectives/Vietnam/1069vietnam.asp
Don't pass this up January 26, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The BEST book I have ever read. His recount of what he went through is outstanding. I cannot believe the personal, physical, emotional and spiritual strength it took to endure 8 years as a prisoner of War... and the ways in which he communicated with other POW's, his wife and the US government is unbelievable... brilliant. I read this book 2 years ago and gave it to a friend who gave it to another couple friends cross country... eventually I got it back and gave it to my brother who gave it to his buddy... I think either my dad or my uncle has it now. The best book I have read. I reccommend it to anyone. and I can't wait to read it again.
book good, bad seller December 12, 2003
5 out of 14 found this review helpful
Buyer beware of bookin2002@yahoo.com. I paid $60.00 for a book that was supposed to be in very good condition. When it arrived, the front cover was water damaged and the book was a third edition. $60.00 for a third edition? Not a very good deal.
True American Hero on Vietnam and his country April 27, 2000
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
Remember James Stockdale running for Vice President in the early 90's under the third party? He was perhaps the candidate with the greatest personal integrity in ages.This book is just as genuine and is a vivid examination of what it's like to be a POW in brutal captivity for years. The book also has his reflections on the present-day U.S.. Here, he is refreshing, and can be brutally candid on such institutions as the South's best-known anachronistic walled military place. Mostly though, it's the love story between what he and his wife have been though these years. No candy coating: A rare American hero with the straight story.
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