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Summary: Wouk's superb novel- a masterpiece describing the Holocaust
Review: Excuisitely written, superb character development, plot and use of foreshadowing. Human story of Jews during World War II and their persecution and mass-murder is extremely touching and educational; especially description of gassings and cremation- allows one to invision the horror that is almost impossible to invision.Excellent novel! I would recommend this book for high school student both as literature and history- with Holocausr "revisionists" (ie people who lie about history and distory truth formtheirm own benefit) on the rise, this is an important work for people to read, along with books of nonfiction, about what really happened during World War II and how the world responded.
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Summary: Great Stuff
Review: From the aftermath of Pearl Harbor to the bombing of Hiroshima, Herman Wouk has written an outstanding novel about an American naval family during WW2. The author brings to the life the horrors of the Jewish holocaust and is meticulous with his battle coverage. His segment on Midway is better than some history books. For anyone who wants to learn about WW2 from the American point of war, this book and its prequel are a good place to start.
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Summary: The Greatest Historical Novel Ever!
Review: Herman Wouk is a great writer. With War and Remembrance and its predecessor, The Winds of War, He sealed his reputation as a great writer of historical fiction. Unlike such writers as Leon Uris, who tends to create heroic larger than life heroes and James Michener, who skimps on characterization altogether, Wouk creates brilliantly real figures who seem to live, breath and sometimes die. Whereas the Winds of War covers the period from just prior to the German invasion of Poland in Sept. 1939 through Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, War and Remembrance covers the period from after Pearl through the surrender of Japan in August 1945. As with the previous book, Wouk blends his fictional characters with real figures such as Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and Hitler. By exploring the experiences of the fictional Henry family and their extended acquaintances, Wouk manages to cover virtually every aspect of this sprawling epic struggle between good and evil. There is Victor "Pug" Henry, stoic Navy captain, his dutiful bound son Warren, a Navy flyer bound for action in the Pacific, his formerly wayward son Byron, now a submarine officer who marries the Jewish woman Natalie Jastrow in Europe. Natalie herself is trapped in Italy with her Uncle, the intellectual scholar Aaron Jastrow and her baby Louis. The Nazi vice that slowly closes on the American born Natalie is excruciating yet stunningly realistic. There is Leslie Slote, the callous foreign service officer who has an epiphany when he discovers the plans for the Final Solution and there are many many others. Wouk blends the personal stories of these characters with an expositional account of the war. He uses the device of a fictional memoir of an imprisoned German officer to prsent the war from the German perspective. It is bone-chilling reading. Finally, Wouk's stunning descriptions of Auschwitz are the most realistic and engrossing description of the Holocaust I have ever read. This book is moving, gripping and engrossing. It is also highly educational. The reader of War and Remembrance will learn a great deal about the Second World War and the War will be brought to life by this book better than any history. This novel should not be missed nor should The Winds of War.
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Summary: A unbeilve conclusion to The Winds of War
Review: Herman Wouk writes a thrilling conclusion to this two book series from Iran, to the Concentraction camps The Henry clan battles in WW II and somtimes gives the ultimate sacfice
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Summary: Good sequel to Winds of War
Review: Herman Wouk wrote a dynamite pair of novels with Winds of War, and War & Remembrance, anyone who lopved those books should read the great new novel that many reviewers have compared to Thw Winds of War, THE TRIUMPH AND THE GLORY. I was very impressed by it and recommend it highly. Although not quite as highly as any of Herman Wouk's books. He is beyond compare.
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Summary: Wouk betters the prequel, "The Winds of War"
Review: Herman Wouk's massive epic, "War and Remembrance," should be hailed as the most extraordinary fictional work about real historical events. It is hard to imagine any other author taking one from Hawaii to Poland, to Italy, to the Pacific Ocean, to Singapore, to a dozen other places....and yet make it cohesive and interesting, page to page. I highly recommend that people check out the television miniseries, which is available on video-cassette. Particular standouts for acting in this film are John Gielgud as Dr. Aaron Jastrow and Chaim Topol as Jochanan "Berel" Jastrow. Both added the necessary passion necessary to make the audience empathize with the characters' respective plights. It is so much more rewarding than most things you'll see on television...and you'll learn so much about the most tragic and exciting period in American history. Mr. Wouk himself served as consultant for the making of the miniseries. The producer, Dan Curtis, deserves the title "Hardest Working Man in Film Making." Mr. Curtis, my hat's off to you!
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Summary: THE BEST
Review: Huge, strong, explosive, beautiful. Mr. Wouk is a modern classic.
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Summary: Gripping historical fiction
Review: I agree with the reviewer who claims that some of the situations in which the main character, Victor Henry, finds himself are ridiculously fortuitous. Had any American seen so much and influenced as many people as Henry did, he would have been recorded in the annals of United States history. The fact remains, however, that this is fiction, not history, and these episodes contribute to the overall effect of this work as a sweeping historical drama. I love _War and Remembrance_, and its companion piece, _The Winds of War_. The books contain complementary human dramas: the struggle of a family to survive and the defining conflict of the twentieth century. Herman Wouk certainly succeeded in his aim to use fiction to demonstrate the horrific effects of global conflict. I have read these books several times throughout the years, and feel confident that I will continue my enjoyment indefinitely
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Summary: Gripping historical fiction
Review: I agree with the reviewer who claims that some of the situations in which the main character, Victor Henry, finds himself are ridiculously fortuitous. Had any American seen so much and influenced as many people as Henry did, he would have been recorded in the annals of United States history. The fact remains, however, that this is fiction, not history, and these episodes contribute to the overall effect of this work as a sweeping historical drama. I love _War and Remembrance_, and its companion piece, _The Winds of War_. The books contain complementary human dramas: the struggle of a family to survive and the defining conflict of the twentieth century. Herman Wouk certainly succeeded in his aim to use fiction to demonstrate the horrific effects of global conflict. I have read these books several times throughout the years, and feel confident that I will continue my enjoyment indefinitely
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Summary: Give yourself a huge gift and read this book
Review: I can only add to the superlatives already written about this novel and it's prequel "The Winds of War". Quite simply, this is my favourite book ever. EVER. And I've read a lot of books. Not quite averaging the one a day as with some of the esteemed Top Reviewers I've read on this site, but usually two or three a week. Two or three years ago I spent a year in Australia and New Zealand - travelling around and working. If you've ever tried to pack a suitcase for a year you'll know the fun I had in deciding what was essential - but what I had no hesitation in tucking into a precious corner of space was my paperback copy of "War And Remembrance". This is my desert island book. My Number One "comfort read" and I wanted it with me for any times of loneliness or homesickness. I'm hugely interested in the whole history of WWII but this is by no means the only reason to read this book. The large cast of characters against this dramatic backdrop is immediately gripping and remains so throughout. Wouk cleverly (sure it's a contrivance but it works superbly) weaves their stories so that all the "theatres of war" with their real life people and events are included. My paperback copy cost me the equivalent of a dollar in one of those bargain stores that sell cheap make up, ugly clothes and the lower end of popular novels (those one with gold lacy covers. And in amongst these was a "Pocket Book" paperback edition of "War And Remembrance". It's still a stand-out as one of the best value purchases I have ever made.
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