John McCain (1936–2018)
Autore di Faith of My Fathers
Sull'Autore
John Sidney McCain III was born in the Panama Canal Zone at Coco Solo Naval Air Station on August 29, 1936. In 1954, he entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He fought in the Vietnam War as a naval aviator and was a prisoner of war (POW) beginning on October 26, 1967. In March 1968, mostra altro he was put into solitary confinement, where he would remain for two years. He was a POW for five and a half years before being released on March 14, 1973. He retired from the Navy as a Captain in 1981. He moved to Arizona and began a career in politics. He won two terms in the U. S. House of Representatives, from 1983 to 1987, followed by six terms in the U. S. Senate. He was the Republican presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election. In 2015, he became chairman of the Armed Services Committee. He wrote numerous books with his aide Mark Salter including Worth the Fighting For; Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life; Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember; Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them; 13 Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War; Faith of My Fathers; and The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights and Other Appreciations. He died from brain cancer on August 25, 2018 at the age of 81. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Credit: U.S. Senate Historical Office
Opere di John McCain
Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember (2005) 339 copie
Active Measures 2 copie
SUCCESS BUILT TO LAST 1 copia
Leader Born 1 copia
Faith of My Fathers Worth the Fighting For Why Courage Matters (JOHN McCAIN LIBRARY - Limited Signed Edition, 3 Volume… (1999) 1 copia
Opere correlate
This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women (2006) — Collaboratore — 1,096 copie
The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Collaboratore — 389 copie
Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts (2006) — Prefazione — 240 copie
Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (2004) — Collaboratore — 149 copie
Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War (2001) — Prefazione — 72 copie
Torture: Does It Make Us Safer? Is It Ever OK? A Human Rights Perspective (2005) — Collaboratore — 43 copie
Six Years in the Hanoi Hilton: An Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in Vietnam (2017) — Prefazione — 23 copie
Unfinished business : Afghanistan, the Middle East, and beyond : defusing the dangers that threaten America's security (2002) — Prefazione — 14 copie
Arizona Goes to War: The Home Front and the Front Lines during World War II (2003) — Prefazione — 8 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- McCain, John Sidney, III
- Data di nascita
- 1936-08-29
- Data di morte
- 2018-08-25
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Coco Solo Air Base, Panama Canal Zone
- Luogo di morte
- Sedona, Arizona, USA
- Causa della morte
- glioblastoma
- Luogo di residenza
- Northern Virginia, USA
Cornville, Arizona, USA
Vietnam (prisoner of war) - Istruzione
- United States Naval Academy (BS|1958)
National War College (1973)
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia, USA - Attività lavorative
- Naval officer (US Navy pilot ∙ 1958-1981 ∙ Vietnam War ∙ Captain)
U.S. Navy liaison to U.S. Senate (1977)
U.S. Congressman (Arizona ∙ 1983-1987 ∙ Republican)
U.S. Senator (Arizona ∙ 1987-2018 ∙ Republican) - Relazioni
- McCain, Meghan (daughter)
McCain IV, John S. (son) - Organizzazioni
- Republican Party
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Prisoner of War Medal (mostra tutto 9)
Profile in Courage Award (1999)
Eisenhower Leadership Prize (2005)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022) - Agente
- Philippa Brophy
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 19
- Opere correlate
- 24
- Utenti
- 2,697
- Popolarità
- #9,525
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 43
- ISBN
- 91
- Lingue
- 3
- Preferito da
- 1