The Winds of War (Winds of War, #1)

by Herman Wouk

Weaves a tale of love and hate against the backdrop of World War II from 1939 to Peal Harbor.

• ISBN10: 0316952664
• ISBN13: 9780316952668
• Publish Date: 5 February 2002 (first published 15 November 1971)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Imprint: Back Bay Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 885
• Language: English

Reviews

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This started out a little slow, but by the time the war started, the character backgrounds were done and the story started moving. I learned a lot about the war in this book. I think Americans tend to not care much about WWII before we got into it, but it was rather interesting to see all the diplomatic stuff that was going on. There were also sections that were basically descriptions of military plans from the point of view of a German officer. That was rather interesting as well.

The thing that really caught me by surprise was how the characters reacted to Pearl Harbor. Maybe it’s because they’re a military family, but it was all taken in stride — just another attack. There wasn’t even any mention of all the lives lost, and there was barely a mention of Roosevelt’s infamous speech.

I’m wondering if there’s a sequel, because the book ends with several story lines very much up in the air.