The Winds of War

Herman Wouk

Nov 2008 · Sold by Back Bay Books

About this eBook

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.

Ratings and reviews

History is best learned and remembered via the eye-witness report. Woulk cannot be surpassed in this genre. I must read volume two!

One of, if not The Best, novel ever written. All of Mr. Wouks' works masterfully written. I apologize My education not good enough to describe his depth. Of course he schooled @ a university in an Era when the impetus was upon learning, teaching young minds to think for themselves... ... not nowadays when political correctness & Common Core rules the classroom. Pity. Buy this book... you'll get your money's worth. -the Brazzaville bard

I do not write a lot of reviews but felt compelled to after reading this series. This and the subsequent book were one of the best reading experiences of my life. If you like historical fiction you will have trouble putting these down after you start. Gripping and informative you won't regret the purchase.

About the author

Herman Wouk was born in the Bronx, New York on May 27, 1915. He received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature and philosophy from Columbia University. In 1936, he became a staff writer for the radio comedian Fred Allen. He enlisted in the Navy immediately after Pearl Harbor and was posted as a radio officer in the South Pacific. His debut novel, Aurora Dawn, was published in 1947. His other novels included The City Boy, Marjorie Morningstar, Youngblood Hawke, Don't Stop the Carnival, The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, The Hope, The Gift, A Hole in Texas, and The Lawgiver. He received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1952 for The Caine Mutiny. He received the first Library of Congress Lifetime Achievement Award for the Writing of Fiction in 2008. His nonfiction books included This Is My God, The Language God Talks, and Sailor and Fiddler: Reflections of a 100-Year-Old Author. Several of his books were adapted into movies including The Caine Mutiny and Marjorie Morningstar. He adapted the courtroom sections of The Caine Mutiny into the Broadway play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. His other Broadway shows included The Traitor and Nature's Way. He died on May 17, 2019 at the age of 103.