Author | Herman Wouk |
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Language | English |
Genre | War novel |
Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | November 1971 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 885 pp. |
ISBN | 0-316-95500-0 |
813/.5/4 | |
LC Class | PZ3.W923 Wi3 PS3545.O98 |
Followed by | War and Remembrance |
The Winds of War is Herman Wouk's second book about World War II (the first being The Caine Mutiny). Published in 1971, The Winds of War was followed up seven years later by War and Remembrance; originally conceived as one volume, Wouk decided to break it into two volumes when he realized it took nearly 1,000 pages just to get to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The book was adapted into a highly successful miniseries in 1983. In 2020, a new miniseries adaptation was announced.