War and Remembrance (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Herman Wouk (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: A magnificent work that presents a panoramic view of the real process of World War II in the history of world literature. The Winds of War (1939-1941) and its companion volume War and Remembrance (1941-1945) are the most comprehensive works in modern literary history that depict the real progress of World War II. As the author said, "It is an effort to portray a realistic and grand picture of a large-scale world war." The book features a large number of characters, from the highest leaders of the warring nations like Roosevelt, Churchill, and Hitler to ordinary soldiers and common people. The story begins with Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939 and the outbreak of World War II, and ends with Japan's surrender in 1945, covering most major battlefields and significant events. The war history involved in the work is all real; the numerical data cited is reliable; the words and actions of prominent figures are also from official history—all of these, combined with the author's deeply moving literary style, have made this a "novel in the style of an epic."