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The Winds of War

by Herman Wouk · 1971

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Like no other masterpiece of historical fiction, Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II is the great novel of America's Greatest Generation.

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Wouk's spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events, as well as 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.

The Winds of Warand its sequel War and Remembrancestand as the crowning achievement of one of America's most celebrated storytellers.

The #1 New York Times bestseller.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisHolocaustHolocaustMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of this
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sagasagaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
epic · 896 pages

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