Winds of War

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This and War and Remembrance are both great stories. I read them both and they get 5* from me. My dad and a couple of uncles were in the Pacific during the war.

When you’re done reading Winds of War and it’s sequel War and Rembrance, check out both miniserieses. The production values for both are incredible.

I really enjoyed them both. They're good historically in their coverage of WWII.

The inserts of Pug Henry's translation of Arnim von Roon's book is particularly good showing the view of German professional military men as expressed in their books and interviews. von Roon was a amalgamation of those men and their writing. Wouk did a great job of distilling them into a single character and book.

I used both books as broad outlines to help my kids get a grip on WWII.

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Great books, but not what you want for a quick read.

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I’m listening on Audible. About 12 hours in with 33 to go. Haha!

Really enjoying it though.

It's a marathon, not a sprint.

You aren't afraid of commitment, are you? lol

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You aren't afraid of commitment, are you? lol

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Nope. And I like to get my money's worth!

Shogun-53 hours
Lonesome Dove-36 hours
Under the Dome-34 hours
The Stand-47 hours

Many in the 20+ range

for reference, most of your Grisham, Baldacci, Thor, Meltzer books are about 12-14 hours

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Shogun-53 hours
Lonesome Dove-36 hours

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Haha I've also done these and Winds of War/W&R all in the last couple years.

I was sincerely sad when the Wouk books were done.

Those 2 combined are in the top tier of books I've ever read