03423cam a2200373 i 4500 1164562481 TxAuBib 20170309120000.0 160226s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062405517 hardcover $35.00 0062405519 hardcover $35.00 (OCoLC)941442966 YDXCP eng rda YDXCP BDX BTCTA OCLCQ UPZ ABG JP3 IGA ON8 CZA BUR VP@ OQX TxAuBib rda Summers, Anthony, author. A matter of honor : Pearl Harbor : betrayal, blame, and a family's quest for justice / Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan. Pearl Harbor : betrayal, blame, and a family's quest for justice. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, [2016] ©2016. 520 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-492) and index. Catastrophe -- Consequence. An account of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the 'scapegoat' Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel, the failure of the top brass in Washington to provide Kimmel with vital intelligence prior to the attack, and the continuing efforts of the family to have Kimmel formally exonerated. "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."--Dust jacket. 20170309. Kimmel, Husband Edward 1882-1968. Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Hawaii History. Swan, Robbyn, author. TXKIP