A Matter of Honor: Pearl Harbor: Betrayal, Blame, and a Family's Quest for Justice
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On the seventy-fifth anniversary, the authors of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Eleventh Day unravel the mysteries of Pearl Harbor to expose the scapegoating of the admiral who was in command the day 2,000 Americans died, report on the continuing struggle to restore his lost honor -- and clear President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the charge that he knew the attack was coming.
The Japanese onslaught on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 devastated Americans and precipitated entry into World War II. In the aftermath, Admiral Husband Kimmel, commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet, was relieved of command, accused of negligence and dereliction of duty -- publicly disgraced.
But the Admiral defended his actions through eight investigations and for the rest of his long life. The evidence against him was less than solid. High military and political officials had failed to provide Kimmel and his Army counterpart with vital intelligence. Later, to hide the biggest US intelligence secret of the day, they covered it up.
Following the Admirals death, his sons -- both Navy veterans -- fought on to clear his name. Now that they in turn are dead, Kimmel's grandsons continue the struggle. For them, 2016 is a pivotal year.
With unprecedented access to documents, diaries, and letters, and the familys cooperation, Summers' and Swan's search for the truth has taken them far beyond the Kimmel story -- to explore claims of duplicity and betrayal in high places in Washington.
A Matter of Honor is a provocative story of politics and war, of a man willing to sacrifice himself for his country only to be sacrificed himself. Revelatory and definitive, it is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of this pivotal event.
On the seventy-fifth anniversary, the authors of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Eleventh Day unravel the mysteries of Pearl Harbor to expose the scapegoating of the admiral who was in command the day 2,000 Americans died, report on the continuing struggle to restore his lost honor -- and clear President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the charge that he knew the attack was coming.
The Japanese onslaught on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 devastated Americans and precipitated entry into World War II. In the aftermath, Admiral Husband Kimmel, commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet, was relieved of command, accused of negligence and dereliction of duty -- publicly disgraced.
But the Admiral defended his actions through eight investigations and for the rest of his long life. The evidence against him was less than solid. High military and political officials had failed to provide Kimmel and his Army counterpart with vital intelligence. Later, to hide the biggest US intelligence secret of the day, they covered it up.
Following the Admirals death, his sons -- both Navy veterans -- fought on to clear his name. Now that they in turn are dead, Kimmel's grandsons continue the struggle. For them, 2016 is a pivotal year.
With unprecedented access to documents, diaries, and letters, and the familys cooperation, Summers' and Swan's search for the truth has taken them far beyond the Kimmel story -- to explore claims of duplicity and betrayal in high places in Washington.
A Matter of Honor is a provocative story of politics and war, of a man willing to sacrifice himself for his country only to be sacrificed himself. Revelatory and definitive, it is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of this pivotal event.
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We thought we knew the story well: On December 7, 1941, 2,403 Americans died when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, devastating the nation and precipitating entry into World War II. In the aftermath, Admiral Husband Kimmel, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, was relieved of command, accused of dereliction of duty, and publicly disgraced.
The fact was, however, that—through sheer inefficiency—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 allowed the Admiral and the Army commander in Hawaii to be made scapegoats for the catastrophe.
The Admiral fought to clear his name for the rest of his long life. After Kimmel’s death his sons—both Navy veterans—continued the fight. Both houses of Congress approved the posthumous restoration of the Admiral’s four-star rank, only to be blocked by the Navy bureaucracy. Today Kimmel’s grandchildren maintain the struggle—for them, it is a matter of honor.
In this conversation-changing book, Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan go far beyond the fall and fight-back of one man. 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.
The authors, Pulitzer Prize finalists for their revelatory book on 9/11, The Eleventh Day, have conducted extraordinary research, with unrivaled access to documents, diaries, and letters. A Matter of Honor is a heartbreaking human story of politics and war—and epic history.
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 Summers is the only two-time winner of the Crime Writers' Association's top award for nonfiction. His work has included biographies of President Nixon, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, Frank Sinatra, and Marilyn Monroe, and a much-praised investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy.
Robbyn Swan was, with Summers, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for The Eleventh Day and the winner of the Golden Dagger Award. Swan has explored many of the seminal events of the past century, including the rise of the Mafia, the Kennedy assassination, and Watergate. Early in her career she worked as a researcher for John le Carre. She has written for Salon and the National Journal, and contributed to documentaries for CNN, PBS, and the History Channel. Swan and Summers have both written for Vanity Fair.
Robbyn Swan was, with Summers, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for The Eleventh Day and the winner of the Golden Dagger Award. Swan has explored many of the seminal events of the past century, including the rise of the Mafia, the Kennedy assassination, and Watergate. Early in her career she worked as a researcher for John le Carre. She has written for Salon and the National Journal, and contributed to documentaries for CNN, PBS, and the History Channel. Swan and Summers have both written for Vanity Fair.
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