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 | 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 | Jun 9, 2025 | Published Articles
June is Midway Month. Eighty-three years ago, the course of the Pacific War turned on a knife’s edge during the Battle of Midway—a victory shaped by intelligence, timing, and the courage of U.S. Navy pilots and commanders. In this special anniversary interview,...
by Dale Jenkins | Sep 26, 2024 | Featured Excerpts
This week, our featured excerpt from DIPLOMATS & ADMIRALS spotlights Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, a name synonymous with some of the most dramatic chapters of World War II. As the mastermind behind Japan’s naval strategy, Yamamoto’s vision propelled the...
by Dale Jenkins | Sep 19, 2024 | Published Articles
Almost every year we celebrate a new anniversary of an event of WWII as they are recognized in five-year increments. This year, 2024, it is the eightieth anniversary of D-Day. Three years ago, it was Pearl Harbor and our patriotic flag-waving entry into the war. Two...
