A Dishonorable Few
Robert N. Macomberis an internationally recognized award-winning maritime   writer, lecturer, and television commentator. He is a lecturer at the   Distinguished Military Author Series of the Center for Army Analysis in   Washington DC; Caribbean/Latin American lecturer at the U.S. Southern Command’s   Notable Military Author Series; guest author and lecturer aboard theQueen   Mary 2since her maiden voyage, as well as the Silver Sea fleet of luxury   liners; a maritime commentator for Florida PBS; and a naval history lecturer for   the American History Forum and the Civil War Education Association. His lectures   span 32 various maritime topics.Mr. Macomber is the author of the acclaimed Honor Series of naval novels, and   is proud to have readers in ten countries. He also has written many magazine   articles. His awards include the Florida Genealogy Society’s Outstanding   Achievement Award for his non-fiction work on Florida’s maritime history, the   Patrick Smith Literary Award for Best Historical Novel of Florida (At the   Edge of Honor), and the John Esten Cooke Literary Award for Best Work in   Southern Fiction (Point of Honor). He is the guest author at regional and   international book festivals, and was named byFlorida Monthlymagazine   as one of the 22 Most Intriguing Floridians of 2006. His sixth novel,A   Different Kind of Honor, won the highest national honor in his genre—the   American Library Association’s 2008 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in   Military Fiction. It was awarded, along with the $5,000 in prize money, on July   1, 2008, at the ALA’s annual convention in Anaheim, California. Each year he travels approximately 15,000 sea miles around the globe giving   lectures and researching his novels.