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The Story of James B Stockdale, the Naval Aviator who Near-Fatally Wounded Himself to Convince North Vietnamese that He Was Willing to Die rather than to Capitulate to Their Demands
Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The Story of James Stockdale, the Naval Aviator who Near-Fatally Wounded Himself to Convince North Vietnamese that He Was Willing to Die rather than to Capitulate to Their Demands

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Dario Leone
Oct 30 2021
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