VIDEO—Dean Acheson and the Oil Embargo That Changed History

Dean Acheson believed Japan would yield.

In this video adaptation of an excerpt from the World War II history book Diplomats & Admirals, Dale A. Jenkins examines Acheson’s role in the 1941 U.S. oil embargo against Japan—and how policy, personality, and one determined official altered the course of history.

Click to watch the video below, and subscribe to the official Dale A. Jenkins YouTube Channel for more videos to come.

Click to Watch the DIPLOMATS & ADMIRALS Dean Acheson Video Excerpt

Click to Watch the DIPLOMATS & ADMIRALS Dean Acheson Video Excerpt

Click for More!Diplomats & Admirals • Aubrey Publishing Co. LLC. • December 1, 2022

🛒🔗 Purchase Links:

Amazon | Kindle

 

1 Comment

  1. Jaye Rochon
    Jaye Rochon on September 21, 2026 at 2:29 pm

    I’m ready for the HBO Series, Dale!

    Reply

Leave a Reply

About the Author

Dale Jenkins

Dale Jenkins has had a lifelong interest in the Navy and international affairs. He is a former US Navy officer who served on a destroyer in the Pacific, and for a time was home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan. Pacific Fleet commitments took him to the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore. While on active duty he was awarded the Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. Dale is also Senior Advisor to Americans for a Stronger Navy.

You May Also Like…

Related Posts

Thoughts of War, Peace and Napoleon

Thoughts of War, Peace and Napoleon

In 1804, in a pompous ceremony in Notre Dame cathedral, Napoleon placed the royal crown of France on his own head and proclaimed himself Emperor of France. The ceremony took place with Pope Pius VII in attendance to conduct the coronation, but to show that he was the...

read more

Discover more from Dale A. Jenkins

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading

Discover more from Dale A. Jenkins

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading