![]() ![]() Herman Wouk is an excellent storyteller, and this tome of a book is immersive enough to hold interest throughout its considerable length. However, as a whole, the book stands as a very strong work. A Masterpiece of Historical Fiction-The Great Novel of Americas Greatest Generation Herman Wouks sweeping epic of World War II, which begins with The Winds. The book suffers near the end from an apparent rush to the climax of the Pearl Harbor attack - where Germany got chapters of loving detail, Japan gets a fly-through paragraph describing the crushing poverty of wartime Tokyo and a Japanese-American spy who drifts into focus long enough to flip some 'R's and 'L's. He takes great pain to humanize several major heads of state in World War II, as well as to paint a picture of those nations' peoples at war - the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia - as well as those nations who are still hanging at the edges of the conflict, the United States and Italy. Herman Wouks 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 Americas most celebrated storytellers. Wouk weaves effortlessly up and down from a deeply personal level to a statecrafter's vantage his characters are textured without being overwrought. A masterpiece of historical fiction, this is the Great Novel of Americas 'Greatest Generation'. The Winds of War is the first work of historical fiction I've read, and it's a great introduction to the genre. ![]()
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