by Dale Jenkins | Oct 2, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
Shakespeare often entrusted his clearest truths to fools. In King Lear, the Fool offers an aging king a warning as concise as it is enduring: “Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.” —William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act I, Scene 5 Age may command...
by Dale Jenkins | Sep 21, 2026 | Published Articles
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...
by Dale Jenkins | Sep 10, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
Twenty-five years ago, the attacks of September 11, 2001, changed our nation forever. Today, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost, honor the courage of the first responders, and recognize the countless Americans who answered the call to serve in the years that...
by Dale Jenkins | Aug 18, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
Sharing a great moment captured at the Naval War College. From left to right, Rear Admiral Darryl L. Walker, President of the Naval War College; awardee Swedish Navy CDR Sebastian Argenti; and me, Dale A. Jenkins. We established this award to honor the foreign student...
by Dale Jenkins | Aug 14, 2026 | Published Articles
One of the things that has always inspired me about Franklin D. Roosevelt is how he turned profound physical adversity into one of his greatest strengths: his ability to communicate. In Diplomats & Admirals, I explore the character and leadership of FDR and the...
by Dale Jenkins | Aug 11, 2026 | Book Reviews
Robert C. Stern, Super Destroyers, Seaforth Publishing (Imprint of Pen & Sword Books., Ltd.), 255 pages, 2024. Mr. Stern, a resident of Alameda, CA, has written nine books , mostly of a maritime theme. A previous book, Destroyer Battles: Epics of Naval Close...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 28, 2026 | Featured Excerpts
In 1941, as the United States faced the threat of another horrific war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was leading the nation from a wheelchair. Struck down by paralytic polio at age thirty-nine, he rehabilitated and marshaled himself, despite severe pain, to press...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 21, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
It was an honor spending America 250 aboard the U.S.S. Constitution this month! Just wanted to share this historic moment with you. 🚢⚓ Pictured from left to right: Major Gen John F. Kelliher III, USMC, Dale Jenkins (yours truly), Former SecNav Carlos Del Toro, and...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 3, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
This Independence Day carries a little extra weight. 250 years is a milestone worth marking. But in many ways, America is still young. Our next chapter won’t be written by historians. It will be written by all of us. Let’s make it one to be proud...
by Dale Jenkins | Jun 4, 2026 | Featured Updates, Updates
On this day in 1942, the course of World War II changed forever. We remember the courage, the sacrifice, and the victory at Midway. 🌊🚢🌟 Click to watch the tribute video: Diplomats & Admirals • Aubrey Publishing Co. LLC. • December 1, 2022 🛒🔗 Purchase...
