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Reissued to coincide with a television mini-series, this is the first part of an epic about two American families whose lives are interwoven in a common cause which forms a saga of love and ambition set against the background of World War II. The second part is called "War and Remembrance".
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COMMANDER Victor Henry rode a taxicab home from the Navy Building on Constitution Avenue, in a gusty gray March rainstorm that matched his mood. Read the first page
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COMMANDER Victor Henry rode a taxicab home from the Navy Building on Constitution Avenue, in a gusty gray March rainstorm that matched his mood. Read the first page
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By M. Shortland
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Herman Wouk seems to have fallen out of favour lately, but earlier in his writing career, he produced some stunning novels. As in his Pulitzer Prize winning "Caine Mutiny", Wouk works best when he takes small characters and sweeps them up into massive situations. The Henrys, an all-American naval family, and the Jastrows, Jewish intellectuals, find themselves caught up in the spectre of Hitler's relentless advance across Europe, and the apathy of the American nation to act. "The Winds of War" breaks off with the attack on Pearl Harbour, with "War and Remembrance" concluding the horrifying story of WWII, taking in the concentration camps, war in the Pacific and the nuclear attacks on Japan.
An incredible, heart rending achievement that could never have been adequately recreated on the small screen.
An incredible, heart rending achievement that could never have been adequately recreated on the small screen.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Having recently seen the mini series, I had to read the book! Fantastic. The writing is so easy to read, the historical facts, the 'story' incorporating all the major events, including leading up to WW2, and especially interesting as written from the American perspective, the author, Herman Wouk, uses the main character as an 'objective' observer, and ensures each character portrays differing points of view, and even uses characters to 'teach' other characters. The reader thus learns, too. Absolutely brilliant, and should be used in schools around the world to encourage and initiate discussion, with succeeding generations. The issues remain absolutely relevant today. Written with remarkable integrity.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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coming in at over 1000 pages and tracing the history of WWII from the early thirties to the bombing of Pearl Harbour, this is truly an epic book in every sense of the word. A friend recommended it as a first class introduction to understanding the historical complexities of WWII in a digestible manner and I could not agree more. Wouk has done his homework and the events he covers are accurately reported. His cast of characters, dispersed over the globe, give him the opportunity to cover the war on all fronts without too much strain or stress on the narrative and despite its length I was gripped. The characters are well drawn and their loves and hates and the hands that fate deals them allows you as the reader to connect on a human, intimate level with the vast events that Wouk describes. Highly recommended.
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Epic
On first glance, The Winds of War is an overwhelming book. At 885 pages / 365,879 words and taking place between March 1939 and December 1941, it's both dense in size and in scope. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kat from The Aussie Zombie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Revisited
I'd forgotten how good this book is. Previously read in the 1970's and couldn't get thru it fast enough this time! Am now reading again the sequel War & Remembrance.
Published 5 months ago by Hildergaad
4.0 out of 5 stars
Long but good
Wow, this was a big one. It was a well-written book but a bit one-sided. As though we had nothing to do with the war. Still liked it.
Published 16 months ago by Magarite
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Love to find old books no longer in print
I am always searching for books that are out of print. Always find them at Amazon. I always search there first.
Published 16 months ago by Eira Miller
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring
I actually thought I had been through the second world war by the time I finished this very one dimensional and very dull book so glad the americans fought from 1939 on to 1945 of... Read more
Published 20 months ago by CVH
2.0 out of 5 stars
The Winds Of War
I must have been reading a different book to the other reviewers. I cannot doubt Wouk's passion for writing this, but it's a shame that the prose is so dull, so plodding. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2010 by Rich
5.0 out of 5 stars
this two book experience is a 'must read'
The Winds of War
This book along with the sequel (War and Remembrance)is a 'must read' experience for anyone who likes to get caught up in a book and is interested in this... Read more
This book along with the sequel (War and Remembrance)is a 'must read' experience for anyone who likes to get caught up in a book and is interested in this... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2009 by Clipper 314
1.0 out of 5 stars
very bad order- returned to supplier, awaiting refund
THE BOOK WAS WELL WORN AND GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. IT FELL WELL SHORT OF THE STANDARD THAT I HAVE COME TO EXPECT FROM AMAZON AFTER NUMEROUS PURCHASES. Read more
Published on 11 April 2009 by Mrs. Patricia Martin
4.0 out of 5 stars
WW2 epic which informs
Ploughed through this because fascinated by and have read lots about WW2; and because Anthony Burgess rated it one of the best novels to have appeared since the war. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2004
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