by Dale Jenkins | Jul 31, 2025 | Published Articles
Introduction The Pacific Fleet naval victory at Midway on June 4, 1942 is one of the greatest in the history of the U.S. Navy, and one of the most significant victories in the history of armed conflict, on land or sea. Decryption of Japanese messaging a week ahead of...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 18, 2025 | Book Reviews
Martin Dugard, Taking Midway, Dutton (Penguin Random House), 358 pages, 2025. The latest in a series of books, Taking Midway follows Taking Berlin and Taking Paris with an engaging series of vignettes, anecdotes and narratives leading to the June 4, 1942 Midway battle...
by Dale Jenkins | Jul 15, 2025 | Published Articles
The proposal to designate USS Constitution—the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat—as the flagship of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is gaining support from top voices in the U.S. Navy. Following my original article, Make USS Constitution the...
by Dale Jenkins | Jun 4, 2025 | Updates
By May 27, 1942, a week prior to the Battle of Midway, the code breakers at Pearl Harbor were able to advise Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Chester Nimitz that the Japanese Striking Force, which included at least four aircraft carriers, would approach Midway Island...
by Dale Jenkins | May 30, 2025 | Published Articles
A year and a half ago I was privileged to attend the Trafalgar Commemoration dinner of the 1805 Club in Portsmouth, England, held annually on or about October 21 to celebrate Vice Admiral Nelson’s great victory in 1805. I also toured Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory,...
