Summers, Anthony

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.

Chronicles the events of September 11, 2001, discussing the experiences of the pilots, terrorists, passengers, and civilians who died on the ground; and looks at the United States government's mistakes before and after the attacks.

Biography of FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover discussing his public career and his secretive private life.

Chronicles the life and political career of Richard Nixon, drawing from more than one thousand interviews and five years of research to provide an understanding of not only Nixon's dark political dealings but his peacemaking attempts and his troubled but long-lasting marriage.