War and remembrance
a novel
by Herman Wouk · first published 1978
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From the Middle East, to Moscow, to Hitler's death camps, the members of the Henry family face grave danger as they fight in the Second World War.
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I, showing my lack of education, first learned of the conference from reading 'War and Remembrance', Herman Wouk. It's amazing how much legitimate history he crammed into it and its prequel, 'The Winds of War.'
on “70 years ago, an Anglo-US coup condemned Iran to decades of oppression” ↗"Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance" by Herman Wouk. Written in the 1970s, from the perspective of a Jewish-American family. He also earlier wrote Pulitzer-Prize-winning "The Caine Mutiny" in 1951, it was a good book but not as enjoyable…
on “The Trap of Fairytale Victory Endings in Historical Fiction” ↗I recently read 'The Winds of War' and 'War and Remembrance', novels by WW2 US Navy officer Herman Wouk. It is amazing how much history he crams into the narrative, documenting, among many other things, German treatment of the Jews before and during WW2. His hope…
on “One in five young Americans thinks the Holocaust is a myth” ↗…here is probably your best option by far: 1. Pay for an Audible account. (Or figure out how to get free access to audio books from your local library.) 2. Listen to the books “Winds of War” and then “War and Remembrance” by Herman Wouk. The drama and characterizations are just fine, and will pull you right in to caring for Pug Henry and wanting to know what happens to him and his family. The battle scenes are true…
on “Visualizing World War II” ↗Loved “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” by Herman Wouk - middlebrow from the 70s but no less good for that. Re-read “The Art of Not Being Governed” by James C Scott which is really mind-expanding stuff.
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗I asked my friend to recommend his favorite historical novels, and they were 'The Winds of War' and 'War and Remembrance.' It's amazing how much history is embedded in them, well worth the time to read.
on “300k airplanes in five years” ↗