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Robbyn Swan

Biography

Robbyn Swan

A MATTER OF HONOR is Robbyn Swan’s fifth book. With Anthony Summers, she was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for THE ELEVENTH DAY, and won the Golden Dagger award. Swan has explored many of the seminal events of the past century --- from the rise of the American Mafia, to the Kennedy assassination, to Watergate, to the 9/11 attacks. A graduate of Smith College, she early on worked as a researcher for John Le Carré. She has written for Salon, National Journal, the UK’s Daily Telegraph, Observer, Independent and The Irish Times. She has contributed to documentaries for PBS, A&E, History Channel, CNN and the BBC. Swan and Summers have both written for Vanity Fair.

Robbyn Swan

Books by Robbyn Swan

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.