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Summary: Great History Lesson
Review: This book along with it's companion, War and Remembrance, are so full of vivid history. I learned from these books more about WWII including what led up to it than any history class, documentary, or history book could ever provide.On top of all this history is a touching tale about a military family that suffers the highs and lows of personal events (romance, divorce, death, etc.) while rubbing elbows with all the great names of that time. The authors descriptions of some of the battle scenes (The German defeat of the French) are so real that I felt I had experienced them first hand. This should be required reading for any WWII history class.
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Summary: A Truly Great Book and Better than WW II Non-Fiction
Review: Of any book I've ever read, The Winds of War remains the most thrilling, beautifully educational, and wonderful. Even though many years have passed since I finished it, I frequently think of the characters, and the horror and heroism of World War II. This book puts you there like no non-fiction book can.(I was so moved when I finished, I wrote Mr. Wouk, to tell him what an impact the book had on me. He wrote me back, with thanks, and told me how few readers ever write him with feedback. So be sure to send him a note when you're finished.) READ THIS BOOK.
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Summary: Peace Requires the Love of Peace
Review: In the foreward of my copy, I am still touched by Herman Wouk's talents, "Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. It will not be the abstaining from an act, but the coming of a state of mind. In this sense the most insignificant writer can serve peace, where the most powerful tribunals can do nothing." All family members, and military figures in this great novel had to find their own form of peace. Their faith was challenged. As was their fundamental ways of life. I especially enjoy how the arthor combined true history with the fictional family. It was easy to relate to each family member, and to root for their desire for peace. The message that the quote above carries in my heart is also something that I believe we must apply in our daily lives. It's extremely valuable to face problems from a desire for peace, knowing that looking directly at the problems, and what role we play creates love that is passed onto others, naturally.
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Summary: MASSIVE
Review: This is so huge that it takes time to digest all information in the book. This is massive. This is good. This is a new classic.
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Summary: The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
Review: The Winds of War is a book that I would reccomend for a high school level reader and up. This is not a book that you read in a few days. Some parts are really slow and it takes determination to keep reading. Someone who enjoys history and politics would find this book to be captivating and exquisite because the behind-the-scenes glimpsing into the world of Hitler and his dealings will intrigue the reader. As I have read the book and was asked to write my opinion, this is what I say: Patiences will lead the reader to an extraordinary novel, but anxious, short attentions spans will lead the reader to a slow, nonexcitable novel.
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Summary: The greatest novels about World War II
Review: I'm a bit too young for World War II, but my dad--enlisting in the Navy at age 17--survived Pearl Harbor, a later kamikaze attack on his ship (the USS San Francisco) at the battle of Guadalcanal, and personal participation in the invasion of Guam (3rd wave, to set up a communications station). As a Navy brat, I played on abandoned pillboxes in the jungle outside of Subic Bay (Philippines) in the late 50s and picked up empty shell casings on a group family outing to Corregador. That said, I consider _The Winds of War_ and _War and Remembrance_ to be the greatest novels written about World War II. The historical detail is dead on, the military, political, and social commentary is brilliant, and the story itself keeps you page-turning for a few thousand pages. It is a heart-wrenching book that helps one grasp--six decades later--what it was like to have the entire world plunged into war, with a close look at the horrors of the Holocaust. Wouk actually served in the US Navy in the Pacific during WW II. He lived through the war and brings that whole era to life in a way that I doubt any current author could. And yet they are utterly relevant today. I frankly think they should be required reading in college or even high school. Read them. ..bruce..
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Summary: A great book
Review: The Winds of War by Herman Wouk I think is a great World War II book. Even though it
may not have the action of other war books it is still very good. It's a story of a family
caught up in World War 2. It is very good at showing opinions of war from the
perspective of the members of the Henry family. Victor Henry is the most important
character in the book in which most of it centers around. He is a strict Navy Captain
trying his best to keep his family from falling apart during the war. Rhoda Henry is
Victor's wife, a woman trying to cope with her husbands long absences on missions.
Warren Henry is Victor and Rhoda's eldest son who is a Navy Officer and fighter pilot.
Byron is Victor and Rhoda's youngest son who is trying to figure out what to do with his
life. Madeline Henry is the youngest of the children in her late teens, who wants to be in
show business.
I think the book was very good at showing the life of the people before and during
World War 2. I learned much about the events leading to World War 2 and during it. If
you read this book the war may make more sense to you or confuse even more. The book
also showed the personality of President Roosevelt. In addition to the views of the Henry
family in the book sections of World Empire Lost by General Von Roon a German
General were added to give German a German point of view also. I think anybody who
likes war books should read this, or if you want to learn more about the War you should.
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Summary: SF's review on The Winds of War
Review: Obviously I am doing this book review on The Winds of War by Herman Wouk. Even though this is a very long book, Onethousand-forty-seven pages to be exact, It is an easy reader. The book took a while to read however. I liked the World Empire Lost inserts. They show what is going on in the book from a different perspective. Something a book this long needs, especially since most the characters are on the Allied side. The beginning of the book is tedious to read, and I found myself forcing me to read the next page, but there are also parts where you can't stop reading.
The best parts of the book, in my option, are there parts from Pugs perspective. His dealings with Roosevelt and Churchill gave me different views of those historic figures. I don't know how much like their characters in the book they really were, but it still gives you a different view of them. I believe this book is very historically accurate. I also believe that Herman Wouk made the character Pug Henry from a group of historic people. Some real person(s) probably did the dealings with the President and the naval attaché job he held. Maybe someone even rode along on the bomber raid like Pug did.
This is a really good book. Out of five stares I'd give it four. There are those drab boring parts you have to force your self though, but overall it's a good book. The Winds of War is a true World War II classic. It reviles stuff you'd never think has to be decided in a war. It also reviles just how big a war effort is. I'll repeat myself by saying it is a four star book, no argument.
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Summary: Simply the best book I have ever read.
Review: Fantastic...Great Read for any age!
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Summary: "Enlightening and exciting history lesson"
Review: "The Winds of War" is not my typical choice of literature; however, I found the novel to be very informative about historical events while still containing the feminine appeal of romance. Wouk masterfully expounded on the events leading to the development of World War II, an era so notorious that so many cannot fathom how it ever reached such extreme measures. By reading the Winds of War one can better understand the perspective of the enemy through the inserted memoirs ("World Empire Lost") of imaginary general, Armin von Roon. Wouk effectively displays how the subtle breeze of discrimination developed into hurricane force winds of hatred. I found "The Winds of War" intriguing and emotional. It is lengthy, but worth the time invested in it.
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