John McCain learned about life and honor from his grandfather and father, both four-star admirals in the U.S. Navy. This is a memoir about their lives, their heroism, and the ways that sons are shaped and enriched by their fathers.
HarperCollins
September 2000
368 pages ISBN: 0060957867 Trade Size (reprint) Add to Wish List
Senator John McCain learned about life and honor from his
grandfather and father, both four-star admirals in the U.S.
Navy. Both their careers and their courage helped prepare
McCain for the biggest challenge of his life when, as a
naval aviator, he was shot down over Hanoi in 1967 and
seriously injured. When his captors realized McCain's
impressive military legacy, they offered him early release.
In what has now become a legendary act of heroism, McCain
refused the offer and was subsequently tortured, held in
solitary confinement, and imprisoned for more than five
years.
Faith of My Fathers is about what McCain learned from his
father and grandfather, and how their example enabled him
to survive. Told with humility, grace, and humor, it is a
story of three imperfect men who faced adversity and
emerged with their honor intact. It is a story to inspire
and instruct, one that shows what fathers give to their
sons, and what, ultimately, endures.
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