
James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States Senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Counsel for the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and is a decorated Marine Corps officer. Outside of working in government, Webb is also an Emmy Award winning journalist, filmmaker, and author of ten books. He taught literature at the United States Naval Academy and was a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics. As a member of the Democratic Party, Webb announced on November 19, 2014, that he was forming an exploratory committee to evaluate a run for President of the United States in 2016. On July 2, 2015, he announced that he would be joining the race for the Democratic nomination for president, but stepped down from running in the primaries on October 20, 2015, stating that he was "not comfortable" with many political positions from the party's leadership. In 2020, Webb was named the first distinguished fellow of University of Notre Dame's International Security Center. Senator Webb is also an author of many books, stating that "I've written for a living all my life, so writing is as much a part of me as working out."
Series
Books

The Emperor's General
1999

Lost Soldiers
2001

Heavy Metal #272
2016

Fly the Wing
1752

A Time to Fight
Reclaiming a Fair and Just America
2008

A Sense of Honor
1981

Fields of Fire
1978

I Heard My Country Calling
A Memoir
2014

A Country Such as This
1983

Something to Die For
1991

Born Fighting
How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
2004