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3 days ago · Herman Wouk’s four historical novels are some of the finest ever published. “The Winds of War and War and Remembrance” were made a TV Mini Series in the late ’70’s and are still extremely popular. His two historical novels on Israel: “The Hope and The Glory” are superbly written and well researched. A Shane these were omitted.
5 days ago · Herman Wouk passed away in 2019 at the age of 103. He was an American author best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Caine Mutiny" (1951). Wouk's other notable works include "Marjorie Morningstar" (1955), "Youngblood Hawke" (1962), and "The Winds of War" (1971).
2 days ago · A writer from the middle of the country who’s first work is an overnight sensation, just like Ross Lockridge and Raintree County was Youngblood Hawke by Herman Wouk. Why not join in the Six Degrees of Separation fun in July when we will start with
2 days ago · Finalist recognition went to highbrow writers like E.E. Cummings (twice) and to middlebrow writers like Herman Wouk (also twice). Under which brow should a writer like Ayn Rand, ...
6 days ago · Herman Wouk: Marjorie Morningstar: Finalist 1957 Wright Morris: The Field of Vision: Winner Nelson Algren: A Walk on the Wild Side: Finalist James Baldwin: Giovanni's Room: Finalist Saul Bellow: Seize the Day: Finalist B. J. Chute: Greenwillow: Finalist A. B. Guthrie: These Thousand Hills: Finalist John Hersey: A Single Pebble ...
4 days ago · Herman Wouk’s Winds of War was one of the decade’s best longform productions, and given the recent rise of fascist leaders around the world (and here at home), it’s also particularly timely. It’s been on cable in the past, but neither it — nor its sequel, War and Remembrance — are streaming anywhere right.
3 days ago · Numerous recent polls have shown growing polarization between young men and women. Young women are becoming more liberal than ever before and young men are becoming more conservative. In 2014, according to a report from the marketing firm Glocalities, older men (ages 55-65) were the most conservative males in most countries and younger men (18-24) were far more liberal.
4 days ago · For example, ROSEMARY'S BABY is practically perfect in that respect, and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS comes close. The miniseries versions of WINDS OF WAR and WAR AND REMEMBRANCE (available on DVD) do an impressively good job, not surprising with a script written by the author of the novels, Herman Wouk.
4 days ago · It, like Herman Wouk’s “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance,” is a celebration of the military virtues that the nation regularly decides have become dispensable anachronisms — until, suddenly, it cannot survive without them.
May 16, 2024 · AFTER DUNKIRK heralds a stunning new voice in historical epics, a worthy heir to Wouk and Follett. "Lee Jackson embeds you in the peril of war-torn France in the aftermath of Dunkirk."
