War and Remembrance
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A sequel to "The Winds of War, " following the lives of members of the American Henry family as they deal with the triumphs and tragedies of life during the World War II years
Herman Wouk was een Amerikaanse auteur, bekend om zijn meeslepende historische romans en zijn verkenning van de menselijke psyche onder druk. Vaak puttend uit zijn eigen oorlogservaringen, duiken zijn werken in thema's als moraliteit, leiderschap en de aard van individuen die extreme druk ervaren. Wouk verweeft meesterlijk historische gebeurtenissen met diep persoonlijke verhalen, waardoor verhalen ontstaan die zowel boeiend als tot nadenken stemmend zijn. Zijn vermogen om complexe personages te creëren en de geest van een tijdperk te vangen, verstevigt zijn plaats als een belangrijke stem in de Amerikaanse literatuur.







A sequel to "The Winds of War, " following the lives of members of the American Henry family as they deal with the triumphs and tragedies of life during the World War II years
The Winds of War follows Commander Victor Pug Henry, U.S.N., as he is assigned to Berlin in 1939 as a naval attache. Concluding in December, 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Henry sees his family and the world bracing for war. Adapted to television by Herman Wouk.
This is an alternate cover edition for 0006135749. 'City Boy' spins a hilarious and often touching tale of an urban kid's adventures and misadventures on the street, in school, in the countryside, always in pursuit of Lucille, a heartless redhead personifying all the girls who torment and fascinate pubescent lads of eleven.
The beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning classic - a masterpiece of duty, loyalty, and betrayal.
The story of a modern-day mutiny aboard a U.S. naval vessel.
Like no other novelist at work today, Herman Wouk has managed to capture the sweep of history in novels rich in character and alive with drama. In "The Hope," which opens in 1948 and culminates in the miraculous triumph of 1967's Six-Day War, Wouk plunges the reader into the story of a nation struggling for its birth and then its survival. As the tale resumes in "The Glory," Wouk portrays the young nation once again pushed to the brink of annihilation -- and sets the stage for today's ongoing struggle for peace. Taking us from the Sinai to Jerusalem, from dust-choking battles to the Entebbe raid, from Camp David to the inner lives of such historical figures as Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, and Anwar Sadat, these extraordinary novels have the authenticity and authority of Wouk's finest fiction -- and together strike a resounding chord of hope for all humanity.
Focusing on the global transformation within Jewish communities, this nonfiction work provides an insightful exploration of the revolutionary changes affecting Jewry. It weaves together historical context, traditions, and sacred texts, offering a comprehensive perspective on the resilience and evolution of Jewish identity. Through this lens, the author presents a powerful narrative that reflects both the challenges and triumphs faced by Jewish people throughout history.
This Is My God is Herman Wouk's famous introduction to Judaism completely updated and revised with a new chapter, Israel at Forty. A miracle of brevity, it guides readers through the world's oldest practicing religion with all the power, clarity and wit of Wouk's celebrated novels.
A starry-eyed young beauty, Marjorie Morgenstern is nineteen years old when she leaves New York to accept the job of her dreams-working in a summer-stock company for Noel Airman, its talented and intensely charismatic director. Released from the social constraints of her traditional Jewish family, and thrown into the glorious, colorful world of theater, Marjorie finds herself entangled in a powerful affair with the man destined to become the greatest-and the most destructive-love of her life. Rich with humor and poignancy, Marjorie Morningstar is a classic love story, one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine. This unforgettable paean to youthful love and the bittersweet sorrow of a first heartbreak endures as one of Herman Wouk's most beloved creations.
"More years ago than I care to reckon up, I met Richard Feynman." So begins Herman Wouk's trenchant and exhilarating book on navigating the divide between science and religion. Told by Feynman in that first meeting that he must learn "the language God talks"-calculus-Wouk set in motion the lifelong inquiry that has culminated in this rich, compact volume. Wouk draws on stories from his own life, on key events from the twentieth century, and on encounters not just with Feynman but with other masters of science and religion to address the eternal questions of why we are here, what purpose faith serves, and how scientific facts fit into the picture.