by Dale Jenkins | May 29, 2026 | Featured Excerpts
On board Enterprise some of the staff officers were urging Admiral Spruance to pursue westward to follow up the sinking of four Japanese carriers and make an annihilating attack on the remaining ships at first light the following morning. But Spruance had other...
by Dale Jenkins | May 27, 2026 | Featured Excerpts
Lieutenant Commander Wade McClusky, commander of the Enterprise air group, was considering his situation and that of the two squadrons of thirty-one Dauntless dive-bombers he was leading into battle. The Dauntless planes had been in the air since shortly after 0700...
by Dale Jenkins | May 8, 2026 | Featured Excerpts
On September 27, (1941) Japanese Foreign Minister Toyoda met with U.S. Ambassador Grew. He knew of Grew’s close relationship with President Roosevelt and asked the ambassador to make a personal request for a summit meeting between Roosevelt and Prime Minister Konoe....
by Dale Jenkins | Feb 28, 2026 | Featured Excerpts
As we count down to Pearl Harbor Day, we’re looking back at the early signs of trouble in U.S.–Japan relations. This week’s excerpt from Diplomats & Admirals begins with Dean Acheson—where the first cracks began to show… The Imperial Japanese Army...
by Dale Jenkins | Dec 5, 2025 | Featured Excerpts
Our Pearl Harbor countdown continues with Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, whose strategic insight made him one of the earliest and clearest voices warning Japan’s leaders about the consequences of war with the United States. His concerns reveal just how rapidly the crisis...
by Dale Jenkins | Dec 4, 2025 | Featured Excerpts
As we continue our lead-up to Pearl Harbor Day, we turn from Dean Acheson to Secretary of State Cordell Hull. In this Diplomats & Admirals excerpt, we examine the final months of diplomacy, facing stalled talks, mounting Japanese demands, and the growing...
