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Summary: AWESOME, AND GET'S BETTER WITH THE SEQUEL.
Review: DON'T PLAN ON JUST READING THE WINDS OF WAR, BECAUSE THE CONTINUATION, WAR AND REMEMBRANCE IS EVEN BETTER AND WELL WORTH IT. THE WINDS OF WAR STARTS PRIOR TO AMERICAS INVOLVEMENT IN WWII AND TAKES YOU UP TO PEARL HARBOR. WINDS OF WAR IS WELL WRITTEN, EDUCATIONAL AND A GREAT READ. A MUST FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE WAR
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Summary: Excellent, engrossing, a great view of history
Review: A rare trea
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Summary: Epic
Review: In a recent WWII class in college I was assigned to read both Wouk novels, and let me just say that this was not busy work. I found time for this classic and the story just enraptured me. An amazing work of genius, and I am definitely going to purchase more of his novels. I recommend to anyone who wants to learn about WWII in a fun and easy to read way, in addition to reading just for fun.
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Summary: An Enthralling History Lesson
Review: Never a fan of war epics, and a pacifist to boot, I found myself thrust into the book after a friend coerced me to read it. After a couple hundred chapters of standard introductions and sluggish war rumblings from afar, the saga started to pick up. Two main characters are tossed in a simple Jewish countrytown in Poland as the Nazis attack unsparingly. Woulk waters down the blatant social commentary and WWII strategem with a winding plot that places protagonists in a lavish party of Goering's (Hitler's right-hand man), with a guestlist including Hitler himself, at the cockpit of a British fighter plane soaring across Berlin, and the private office of FDR, as he seeks for guidance. The subtle, romantic fumblings of lovers even squirm their way into the plot to complete a deliciously factual fiction.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: This was one of the greatest books I have ever read. I especially like the excerpts from the author of his opinion on roons writings which seem to be nesseled in every other chapter or so. And for those who think kids cant read this book well they can Ive read it and im 14 so i thnik most people can comprehend this book.
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Summary: first-rate historical novel!!
Review: For someone interested in long novels and history, this is a heaven-sent book, rich in imagination and historical facts. I wonder what prompted Mr Wouk to write this book. There is no match for it in the literary world !!
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Summary: "A Thriller"
Review: Many lives would not be the same if it was not for the Henry family. This story is a tale of love, action and adventure. This combination is what makes a good book. The story takes place in 1939, during the beginning of World War 2. It follows the Henry family. A family who was brought up on the Navy. The main character Victor "Pug" Henry a Naval attache to Berlin finds himself caught in the backyard of what will soon be one of the world's biggest leader and maniac. This of course is Adolf Hitler. In fact Victor meets Hitler, Stalin and Churchill and lets not forget he and Franklin D. Roosevelt are very good friends. While Victor is in diplomacy we find his youngest son Byron running for his life in Warsaw, Poland with love interest Natalie Jastrow the niece of the famous author Aaron Jastrow, who wrote A Jew's Jesus. While half of the family is over in the pit of things the other half is over on the home front. Eldest son Warren is training to become a flight aviator and sister working for a famous t.v. show host in New York. As you can see this family can be no more farther a part, but really this war will soon bring them together. This story begins with the invasion of Poland and goes all the way to the attack on Pearl Harbor. A thriller `till the end. The Winds of War is a winner.
I really enjoyed this book. It was probably one of the greatest books that I have ever read. It was a big accomplishment being that it was over 1000 pages. Even though it was a slow read and even a little bit hard to understand at time it still did no let me put it down. It is real easy to get into it because there is so much to think about that it is. All in all this was a really great book!
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Summary: An archetype.........
Review: I've read many WWII-related novels and works of non-fiction over the years. Therefore, I'm somewhat surprised it took me this long to arrive at Herman Wouk. Winds of War is a sweeping, magnificent epic that captured me in a way few novels do. Herman Wouk tells the story of a fictional USN family as the events leading up to America's entry into war cast them hither and yon. London, Berlin, Moscow, Pearl Harbor, New York City, Rome, Manila, and Washington DC all figure prominently as do the leaders of each Axis and Allied country. Having read much about WWII, I especially enjoyed Wouk's flawless chronology and the detail with which it was adorned. Indeed, one could absorb a better understanding of the WWII event timeline from Winds of War than from many non-fictional accounts. I do most of my reading at night before sleep. Winds of War had me looking forward to bedtime on my commute home from work. I loved this book. I loved it's character formation, it's pace, it's geographical range, and it's towering level of suspense. Every ingredient required for a memorable epic is present in an impeccable weave. Winds of War rates 5 stars and more.
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Summary: Good entertainment, as long as it's not taken to seriously.
Review: This book, as well as it's sequel, are good for light, entertaining reading. Definately hard to put down. But it's many examples of ridiculousness border on the absurd, with the main one being expected to believe a person of the status and rank of the main character would have the experiences he does.
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