James Stockdale / 3 Roads Communications, Inc.

James Stockdale spent his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam defying orders and doing everything in his power to stay true to his country. Stockdale remains one of the most highly decorated officers in the United States Navy, leading the U.S air squadron in the Gulf of Tonkin and earning 26 person...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Legends of air power.
Corporate Authors: 3 Roads Communications, Inc
Infobase (Film distributor)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : 3 Roads Communications, Inc, [2003]
Series:Films on Demand.
Legends of air power.
Subjects:
Stockdale, James B.
Aeronautics, Military > United States.
Air pilots, Military > Biography.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Biography.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (23 min., 16 sec.)) : sound, color.
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
James Stockdale spent his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam defying orders and doing everything in his power to stay true to his country. Stockdale remains one of the most highly decorated officers in the United States Navy, leading the U.S air squadron in the Gulf of Tonkin and earning 26 personal combat decorations, including four Silver Star medals. When his A-4 SkyRaider was hit by anti-aircraft fire, he was forced to eject from the aircraft and was taken prisoner upon landing. Stockdale spent the next seven years as a P.O.W., doing everything from beating himself up to avoid being paraded in public, to slitting his own wrists to show he would rather die than talk. Released in 1973, he received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1976.
Note:Originally released by 3 Roads Communications, Inc., 2003.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 17, 2017.
Interest Grade Level:
9 & up.
System Details:Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description (Infobase, May 17, 2017)