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

Herman Wouk€s sweeping epic of World War II, which begins with The Winds of War and continues in War and Remembrance, stands as the crowning achievement of one of America€s most celebrated storytellers. Like no other books about the war, Wouk€s spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events €" and 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. €œThe Winds of War gives more vivid pictures of the principal leaders of the war than military and political history could. Fiction is better than history at showing €˜how it really was€ where matters of human character are concerned.€ €" Political Science Quarterly €œFirst-rate storytelling.€ €" New York Times €œWith the whole world as its setting, The Winds of War tells the intimate story of an American family €" a Navy family €" caught up in the vortex of world conflict. . . . World history comes to life at a personal, eyewitness level.€ €" Philadelphia Inquirer €œWouk is a matchless storyteller with a gift for characterization, an ear for convincing dialogue, and a masterful grasp of what was at stake in World War II.€ €" San Francisco Chronicle