The Winds of War

by Herman Wouk

Overview

Like no other masterpiece of historical fiction, Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II is the great novel of America's Greatest Generation.

Wouk's spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events, as well as all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of World War II, as it immerses us in the lives of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war's maelstrom.

The Winds of War and its sequel War and Remembrance stand as the crowning achievement of one of America's most celebrated storytellers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316952668
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	02/05/2002
Series:	Winds of War Series , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	896
Sales rank:	39,307
Product dimensions:	5.54(w) x 8.22(h) x 1.52(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Herman Wouk’s acclaimed novels include the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Caine Mutiny; Marjorie Morningstar; Don’t Stop the Carnival; Youngblood Hawke; The Winds of War; War and Remembrance; Inside, Outside; The Hope; and The Glory.

What People are Saying About This

James A. Michener

"Readers are going to be caught up in the excitement and sheer clinical force of this powerful story...A little period of history...and come away richer for the memories."

Editorial Reviews

"Compelling...A panoramic, engrossing story."—Atlantic Monthly

"First-rate storytelling."—New York Times

"Wouk is a matchless storyteller with a gift for characterization, an ear for convincing dialogue, and a masterful grasp of what was at stake in World War II."—San Francisco Chronicle

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