The van Beuren Leadership and Ethics Series

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The items in this volume are drawn from the archives of the Naval War College and represent writings of Admiral Stockdale about leadership, ethics, and education. Among the materials presented are published and unpublished speeches, letters, short articles, and a manuscript. Some of the material has been published previously, while some of it is being presented for the first time. The latter materials are presented essentially unedited so that readers and researchers have the material as Stockdale wrote it originally.

Readers will find recurring themes in Admiral Stockdale’s writings; he wove his ideas and values into every one of his oral and written works, creating a tapestry, in much the same way that a composer repeats and then varies a theme in a musical composition. Stockdale understood that values have consequences; thematic repetition of ideas emphasizes their importance.

Because of his belief in the importance of ideas, and coupling that belief with his experiences in Vietnam, Admiral Stockdale taught a unique elective at the Naval War College, titled Foundations of Moral Obligation. That course continues to the present, carrying on Stockdale’s values and legacy.

Admiral Stockdale’s son, Dr. James B. Stockdale II, opens the work with reminiscences of, and the importance of ideas to, his father. Fellow POW and Naval War College professor emeritus Porter Halyburton provides insight on Stockdale’s leadership while in captivity and the role of ethics in leadership.

ISBN

978-1-935352-85-3

Publication Date

August, 2024

Publisher

U.S. Naval War College Press

City

Newport, Rhode Island

Keywords

van Beuren, Leadership, Professional, Professionalism, Ethics, Morality, Philosophy, Stockdale

James B. Stockdale on Leadership, Ethics, and Education

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