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Questions to discuss
1. Winston Churchill’s son, Randolph, once wrote that “Under the mighty oak, no saplings grow.” How was John McCain both helped and hindered by having a grandfather and a father who were Navy top brass? To join Forum, CLICK HERE.
2. Would you agree that John McCain seems to delight in the fact that he, his father and his grandfather all graduated in the bottom quarter of their classes at the Naval Academy? If you agree, why do you think McCain is so proud of it? To join Forum, CLICK HERE.
3. Do you think John McCain’s imprisonment in North Vietnam changed him? How? To join Forum, CLICK HERE.
4. To what do you attribute McCain’s ability to survive the brutality of the North Vietnamese prison camp? To join Forum, CLICK HERE.
5. What did you learn about McCain’s personality or perspective by reading this book? To join Forum, CLICK HERE.
6. Do you think McCain’s Vietnam experience has shaped his views on foreign policy? Iraq in particular? To join Forum, CLICK HERE.
7. Many presidents, including George Washington, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight Eisenhower, were war heros. Do war heroes make good presidents? Why or why not? To join Forum, CLICK HERE.
8. John McCain writes that he “did not want my experiences in Vietnam to be the leitmotif of the rest of my life.” But his imprisonment is the central focus of this book and he writes that “my public profile is inextricably linked to my POW experiences.” Do you think McCain has used his war record as a political asset? To join Forum, CLICK HERE.
