Word of Honor
A Peter Wake Novel
by By Robert N. Macomber
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Pub Date Oct 01 2020 | Archive Date Oct 31 2020
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Description
As part of the award-winning Honor Series of historical naval novels, Word of Honor is the personal memoir of protagonist Peter Wake, a veteran of espionage operations for the Office of Naval Intelligence who also has considerable sea and combat experience. At the beginning of this third book of the Spanish-American War Trilogy, it is three years after the war and Wake is called in to explain his decisions and actions in the Caribbean during the wartime summer of 1898. As he briefs his interrogators, Wake recalls surviving two major land battles and a climatic sea battle near Cuba, then taking command of auxiliary cruiser Dixon, which is manned with regular and reservist officers and men. Wake soon tackles enemy blockade-runners, participates in the invasion of Puerto Rico, encounters future president and war hero Theodore Roosevelt, and pursues an elusive Spanish ocean raider on the loose somewhere in the Caribbean.
Advance Praise
“The latest installment in the brilliant trajectory of Peter Wake's naval career keeps readers on the edge of the bridge wing. Set just after the Spanish-American war, this volume ushers us into America's brief flirtation with colonization and the rise of a truly global US Navy. Powerful history told through the lens of deeply compelling characters – another triumph!” —Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.), 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and author of The Leader's Bookshelf
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781682475386 |
| PRICE | $29.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Elize B, Reviewer
The novel Word of Honor by Robert. Macomber provides the most fascinating insight into a world of war planning, strategy and intrigue associated with the environment. The author made an exceptional effort to explain the insights of the Spanish-American war, the complexities and actions taken by diverse role players in the past. Peter Wake the main character in the book, provides a meaningful description of the complex decisions, political agendas and battles fought during the wartime. The book remains interesting from the start and provides the reader with an easy but well-described description of the naval intelligence requirements and experiences that influenced individuals on all levels of society. Any person who enjoys wartime history or just some intelligence reading will enjoy this book.
