We think we know the story well: In the devastating aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Admiral Husband Kimmel, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, was relieved of command, accused of dereliction of duty, and publicly disgraced.
The truth, though, was that the top brass in Washington had failed to provide Kimmel with vital intelligence. Then, in the name of protecting the biggest U.S intelligence secret of the day, they and top officials made the Admiral and the Army commander in Hawaii scapegoats for the catastrophe.
In this conversation-changing book, Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan not only tell Kimmel’s story, they unravel the many apparent mysteries of Pearl Harbor, clear President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the charge that he knew the attack was coming, and uncover duplicity and betrayal in high places in Washington.
Both houses of Congress have voted for the posthumous restoration of the Admiral’s four-star rank. No President, however, has taken action to complete the process. A Matter of Honor is a heartbreaking human story of politics and war—and epic history.
Edition
Large type / large print edition
Language
Place of publication
Independence
United States
Edition type
Large type / large print edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 51 mm
Weight
ISBN-13
978-0-06-249701-7 (9780062497017)
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Schweitzer Classification
Anthony Summers
is the author of nine acclaimed nonfiction books.
The Eleventh Day, on the 9/11 attacks, was a Finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History and won the Golden Dagger — the Crime Writers’ Association’s top non-fiction award. He is the only author to have won the award twice. Educated at Oxford University, Summers traveled worldwide for the BBC, becoming a deputy editor of the flagship program “Panorama”. His books on President Nixon, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, the Kennedy assassination, and Marilyn Monroe have been the basis for major television documentaries The feature film
Scandal, starring John Hurt, was based on Summers’ book on the Profumo sex/espionage scandal.