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War and Remembrance
by Herman Wouk
Product Group: Book
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (1980-08-28)
ISBN: 0006160077
EAN: 9780006160076
Paperback: 1184 pages
SKU: 16139
Condition: Collectable Like New
Comments: Little Brown, 1978. THE UNABRIDGED 1ST EDITION. Hardcover w/gilt lettering, Dust jacket and pages are in Mint condition, clean and tight. Ships quickly. AIRMAIL.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
These two classic works capture the tide of world events even as they unfold the compelling tale of a single North American family drawn into the very center of the wars maelstrom. These two multimillion-copy bestsellers capture all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of the Second World War.
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Customer Reviews
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A remembrance
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-11-18
For me this is a fond memory of when I first read this wonderful book thirty years ago. Although it seems to me to be a sequel to "Winds of War", the author, Herman Wouk, says it is not necessary to read number one before reading the second. However they're read is up to the reader. I found both books very enjoyable.
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No words
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-10-18
I just finished reading this for the second time. I regret only that I had let about 7-8 years lapse between the fist time I read both it and Winds of War because I forgot what happened to the characters and thus rushed through it more than I wanted to. The history and philosphy in these books is superior. The writing is beyond fault. This is historical fiction at its very finest. I cannot put words to how truly momentous this book is. I can only say that it is in my top five and I have read some of the very best.
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War & Remembrance hard cover
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-02
The book arrived as described and in great condition. I am very pleased to add this to my bookshelf.
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The Best Book You Will Read On Any Subject
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-09-16
I just finished this novel and I have felt a bit lost the last couple days. How can I possibly follow up a book of this magnitude with something else? Nothing compares. As for Wouk's own words that it stands on it's own and you don't have to have read Winds of War - don't listen to him; read Winds of War. You will not regret it.
Wouk has created one of the most memorable cast of characters in a most memorable period time and he brings it all to life with complete credibility. As it is with war no one is safe and that goes for this book. The characters are actually vulnerable, the can and will die unexpectantly and leave you in shock at their lost - just like in war.
I did feel like it was a bit rushed in the end. Some of the biggest events of the war and some of the biggest events in the characters lives were brushed over very quickly. I would have liked to have read more about Iwo Jima, the bombing of Dresden and Toyoko, the actions taken by the Germans to cover their tracks and get rid of the surviving Jews in their camps and I especially wish he would have gone into more detail about one characters experiences while in a German camp.
That is my only complaint.
Read this book. It doesn't matter how young you are. It was the worlds biggest catastrophe, a war that encompassed the whole earth. That will never happen again and it is so important for people to read the history of WWII and understand its causes, understand Hitler and how he gained control over his people and most importantly understand the consequences of the Holocaust.
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1,382 pages worth of continuing monumental saga!
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-08-01
Followup to The Winds of War. As the paperback cover blurb states, "the monumental saga continues": 1,382 pages worth of continuing monumental saga! Its good, no doubt, very good even, but it takes a great effort nearly as intense as the war itself to work through.
One of the things I find interesting about this book is that if written today, this book and its companion in the hands of a lesser author would probably end up as just another in the spate of serialized, romanticized historical fiction. Wouk's classics read more like intensely researched and well-written narrative history.
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