Men of Honor [Paperback]

David Robbins (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451409744
• ISBN-13: 978-0451409744
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Robbins is an American author who has had, to date, about three hundred books published, both fiction and non-fiction. He is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Horror Writers of America, and Western Writers of America. Robbins has written under nine different pen names.
Under his own name he is best known for ENDWORLD, a science fiction series with a post-apocalyptic setting. The first ENDWORLD came out in 1986, the most recent in 2009. He has also written a spin-off series called BLADE.
As David Thompson he has been writing the popular WILDERNESS series for nineteen years. Published by Leisure Books, the series is still selling strong. New books come out quarterly.
Robbins has written a number of horror books under his own name, along with THE RETURN OF THE VIRGINIAN, a sequel to Owen Wister's masterpiece, and others.
As J.D. Cameron he wrote most of the OMEGA SUB series.
As Jake McMasters, Robbins did the WHITE APACHE series.
As David Thompson again, he wrote a series on Davy Crockett.
Additionally, Robbins has had over a dozen books published under the Ralph Compton banner.
Among his non-fiction works is a history of the Druge Enforcement Agency,
entitled HEAVY TRAFFIC.
He has also contributed to both THE TRAILSMAN and THE EXECUTIONER series.
There are a number of fan sites devoted to his work. Robbins participates in one of them: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/drobbins/
For more information consult his Wikipedia entry.

Customer Reviews

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48 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing novelization, with some fantastic extras!, November 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Men of Honor (Paperback)

The author of this book really did a fantastic job in coveying the emotion, courage, and heartfelt struggle of the main character, Carl Brashear, who people should know is a real life person. Brashear is the first African American to achieve the rank of Master Diver, and even more incredibly, he earned the rank after a grueling retraining and retesting AFTER he had lost a leg. So not only did Carl have to overcome a debilitating injury in the face of overwhelming odds, but he had to deal with the racism and bigotry that tried to subvert his efforts throughout his career. Carl's story is simply amazing, and it is retold here in a way that truly leaps off the page. But even more incredibly, this novelization has a special foreword from both Carl Brashear, AND the director of the movie, George Tillman Jr! And if that wasn't enough, there is a whole interview section at the back where one can read Carl's story, in Carl's own words! Kudos to the publisher who included this fascinating excerpt, and to the author for a first-rate job with the novelization.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Man Of Honor, November 25, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Men of Honor (Paperback)

This is a very good book. This book is based on my uncle. This book is about how he went to the Navy. It is also about his struggle to come back and become the first black master chief petty officer. Again this book was very good beside the profanity. There was a lot of bad words in this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Men Of Honor, February 8, 2005

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Clayton Privitere (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Men of Honor (Paperback)

Men Of Honor, By David Robbins was a very well written book. An African American U.S. Navy Diver, Carl Brashear, who went through amuptation on his leg, and still wishes to remain a Navy Diver with the disability. His Captain is prejudice and wants him to fail. His Master Chief follows his orders in the beginning, but then ends up training him. Carl goes through many obstacles in fulfilling his dream of becoming Master Chief. Whether the obstacles be romantic, bureaucratic, or racial, he is still determined. Carl has to go through a series of tests to prove his worthiness and ability, and ends up in a court room to go through his last test, and show if he's able to be a Navy Diver anymore or not. I personally enjoyed it.