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Winds of War\War and Remembrance Boxed Set

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It is great to see WINDS and W&R offered as one work. Although Wouk correctly informs his readers that they can be read as separate works, these are actually two parts of one work and should be thought of as such. Nothing Herman Wouk has done before or since this work was finished can equal it. This is a work of Homerian proportion. It will last for centuries as a chronicle of the seminal event of the 20th century. Wouk weaves his tale with as much historical accuracy as possible and successfully develops characters that the reader comes to care deeply about. His creation of Gen. Armin von Roon to elaborate the German view of WWII is a master stroke. He mixes the real life protaganists with his fictional characters in a totally unobtrusive manner. In short, it is a work that is at once compelling, heartbreaking, and heartwarming. My only complaint, and it is a minor one, is that he ties things together in the last twenty or so pages somewhat too quickly and a tad haphazardly, as if someone had told him the work was already long enough. Too bad. By this time these characters have become such a part of you that another 50 pages would have been more than welcome!

Being a 9th grade honors student, I was interested in expanding my knowledge of the world while also adding a few more famous books to my list. After asking my parents, I found that we had the books somewhere in our house, it turned out that we had two copies of War and Rememberance, and zero of Winds of War. So, not willing to give up my search, I borrowed the first from the Seattle public library, as our skimpy Redmond library failed to produce it. at first the almost 900 pages scared me but they flew by, and my requirement of 1000 pgs a semester at school began to look pitiful. I have to say that there were a few words I didn't know in the book, but it was a pleasure to find that many of the millions of vocab words from my LA class are actually used in literature. I definitely recommend this book to anyone, whether they know anything about WW2 or not. I learned more from it than i could have from reading a textbook on WW2, simply because it didn't put me to sleep. Sarah Coffin

Redmond, Wa.

Yes, "War and Remembrance" is a continuation of "Winds Of War". It continues the Henry family story through Aaron and Natalie's problems as Jews trapped in Europe, Byron's service in the Pacific in submarines, Madeline's work in show business, and Pug's difficulties with his marriage to Rhoda (I won't give the story away, but Pamela Tudsbury continues to figure in that part). Now I wish that the publishers would release both books in e book format (along with "The Caine Mutiny"). My copies of all three books are falling apart.

I am 21 years old and one of my favourite hobbies is study history. World War 2 is one of my favourite topics and Winds of War was a great book that make me live the war as if I was there. I also enjoy reading, and this book has been the best I ever read. Perhaps, beacause of my fascination with WW2. I do have a question. I haven't read yet War and Remembrance and I want to know if this book is the actual second part of The Winds of War. I mean, do we still find the Henry family?

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