John McCain (1936–2018)
Autor de Faith of My Fathers
Sobre El Autor
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, mostrar más 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) mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: Credit: U.S. Senate Historical Office
Obras de John McCain
Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember (2005) 338 copias
Barack Obama vs. John McCain - Side by Side Senate Voting Record for Easy Comparison (2008) 3 copias
Active Measures 2 copias
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
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Presidential Leadership: Rating the Best and the Worst in the White House (2004) — Contribuidor — 148 copias
Glory Denied: The Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War (2001) — Prólogo — 70 copias
Torture: Does It Make Us Safer? Is It Ever OK? A Human Rights Perspective (2005) — Contribuidor — 42 copias
Six Years in the Hanoi Hilton: An Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in Vietnam (2017) — Prólogo — 22 copias
Unfinished business : Afghanistan, the Middle East, and beyond : defusing the dangers that threaten America's security (2002) — Prólogo — 14 copias
Arizona Goes to War: The Home Front and the Front Lines during World War II (2003) — Prólogo — 8 copias
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- McCain, John Sidney, III
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1936-08-29
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2018-08-25
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Coco Solo Air Base, Panama Canal Zone
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Sedona, Arizona, USA
- Causa de fallecimiento
- glioblastoma
- Lugares de residencia
- Northern Virginia, USA
Cornville, Arizona, USA
Vietnam (prisoner of war) - Educación
- United States Naval Academy (BS|1958)
National War College (1973)
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia, USA - Ocupaciones
- 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) - Relaciones
- McCain, Meghan (daughter)
McCain IV, John S. (son) - Organizaciones
- Republican Party
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate - Premios y honores
- Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Prisoner of War Medal (mostrar todos 9)
Profile in Courage Award (1999)
Eisenhower Leadership Prize (2005)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022) - Agente
- Philippa Brophy
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Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary… por John McCain
A thoughtful and well presented book of stories where difficult decisions are made and how they come about. We all have to make decisions and this is instructive to all.
The three-star rating is supposed to mean "I Liked It". In this case, it means I liked half of it - the first half. After that it got a bit repetitive and lingered on points that I didn't find compelling. If McCain gets elected President today, I'd recommend you read this book (and probably his other for more of his biographical background). If not, then don't worry about it, because he'll just be the maverick senator from Arizona again.
Got this book from my mom from the CCHS library. Read in the spring of 2023 in our upstairs guest room of the Del Mar house. Quick easy read that gave a lot of insight on the McCain family I had no previous knowledge of. Especially enjoyed learning about the experiences and devoted service of his father and grandfather. I also learned a lot more about his time as a POW and the incredible struggles he went through. The book has an excellent title that ties in with the overall purpose of the book. Would recommend to anyone who wants to learn about Senator McCain.… (más)
This is John McCain's opinion on many issues that America is dealing with today. It is his swan song about various topics that he wants to let the reader are important him. I thought that chapter 6 was interesting, in this chapter he deals a little about immigration.
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