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 nonfiction 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.

Books by Anthony Summers

A Matter of Honor: Pearl Harbor: Betrayal, Blame, and a Family's Quest for Justice

by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan - History, Nonfiction

In the aftermath of the Japanese onslaught on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Husband Kimmel, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, was relieved of command, accused of negligence and dereliction of duty. But the Admiral defended his actions through eight investigations and for the rest of his long life. Following the Admiral’s death, his sons fought on to clear his name. Now that they in turn are dead, Kimmel’s grandsons continue the struggle. With unprecedented access to documents, diaries and letters, and the family’s 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.