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 | Apr 17, 2026 | Published Articles
The Roman Empire developed as a civilization over seven centuries from the city of Rome to an empire encompassing the territories on the entire shoreline of the Mediterranean Sea, north to the British Isles and eastward to the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates. They...
by Dale Jenkins | Mar 10, 2026 | Published Articles
William L. Ramsay – Wake Island Wildcat – A Marine Fighter Pilot’s Epic Battle at the Beginning of World War II, Stackpole Books, 2024. Book Review by Dale A. Jenkins William L. Ramsey is a professor of history at Lander University, and previously...
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 | Feb 1, 2026 | Published Articles
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...
