H is war record stands tall.
He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958 and from the National War College in 1974. He is, most people would agree, an authentic American hero. What happened next propelled him into the history books of the Vietnam War as its most famous American prisoner of war, to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, and then on to the race for the presidency in 2000. In a word, both books are superb. Reading both Timberg's and McCain's volumes will give you a full picture of this heroic, compelling Navy veteran and contemporary political leader.