A Matter of Honor

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New York Times -Bestselling Authors: An "outstanding" account of the admiral scapegoated for the Pearl Harbor disaster—and the long effort to clear his name ( Christian Science Monitor ). In this book, the authors of The Eleventh Day , a Pulitzer Prize finalist, unravel the mysteries of Pearl Harbor to expose the scapegoating of the admiral in command the day 2,000 Americans died, report on the fight to restore his lost honor—and clear President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the charge that he knew the attack was coming. In the aftermath of the devastating 1941 bombing, 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 U.S. intelligence secret of the day, they covered it up. Following the admiral's death, his sons—both Navy veterans—fought on to clear his name, and now his grandsons continue the…