The Winds Of War
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
At the threshold of the most catastrophic conflict in human history, one American family finds itself swept into the very heart of the storm — The Winds of War is Herman Wouk's sweeping, masterfully crafted epic that chronicles the life of U.S. Navy Commander Victor Pug Henry and his family against the vast, churning backdrop of World War II's opening years, from the corridors of power in Washington and Berlin to the bombed streets of Warsaw and the salons of Rome. Through Pug's encounters with Hitler, Roosevelt, and Churchill, Wouk constructs a panoramic portrait of a world hurtling toward catastrophe, weaving personal drama — love, ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice — into the grand tapestry of geopolitical upheaval. Wouk writes with the precision of a historian and the passion of a born storyteller, grounding colossal world events in the intimate, achingly human experiences of the Henry family. The Winds of War stands as one of the great American war novels, a work that argues powerfully for the importance of moral courage in the face of overwhelming darkness. The novel's immense scope and meticulous research illuminate the slow, terrible unraveling of peace, and its deeply rendered characters ensure that the reader feels every tremor of the coming cataclysm — leaving one desperate to know whether any of them will survive what is yet to come.
Author: Herman Wouk
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Collins
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
At the threshold of the most catastrophic conflict in human history, one American family finds itself swept into the very heart of the storm — The Winds of War is Herman Wouk's sweeping, masterfully crafted epic that chronicles the life of U.S. Navy Commander Victor Pug Henry and his family against the vast, churning backdrop of World War II's opening years, from the corridors of power in Washington and Berlin to the bombed streets of Warsaw and the salons of Rome. Through Pug's encounters with Hitler, Roosevelt, and Churchill, Wouk constructs a panoramic portrait of a world hurtling toward catastrophe, weaving personal drama — love, ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice — into the grand tapestry of geopolitical upheaval. Wouk writes with the precision of a historian and the passion of a born storyteller, grounding colossal world events in the intimate, achingly human experiences of the Henry family. The Winds of War stands as one of the great American war novels, a work that argues powerfully for the importance of moral courage in the face of overwhelming darkness. The novel's immense scope and meticulous research illuminate the slow, terrible unraveling of peace, and its deeply rendered characters ensure that the reader feels every tremor of the coming cataclysm — leaving one desperate to know whether any of them will survive what is yet to come.