A few months ago i decided to reread herman wouks two novels about ww2 the winds of war and war and remembrance and see if theyd held up in. Published in 1971, it was followed up seven years later by war and remembrance. Both were made into successful television miniseries, the first in 1983 and the second in 1988. At the beginning of herman wouks novel the winds of war 1971, the books. Pdf war and remembrance book the henry family free. The winds of war is herman wouk s second book about world war ii, the first being the caine mutiny 1951.
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Herman wouk was a bestselling, pulitzer prizewinning jewish american author with a number of notable novels to his credit, including the caine mutiny, the winds of war, and war and remembrance. A masterpiece of historical fictionthe great novel of americas greatest generation herman wouk s sweeping epic of world war ii, which begins with the winds of war and continues in war and remembrance, stands as the crowning achievement of one of americas most celebrated storytellers. Wouk wrote that the beginning of the end of war lies in remembrance. War and remembrance by herman wouk, signed abebooks.
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