The Winds of War vs War and remembrance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Henry, War stories, World War II, World War, Historical Fiction, Classic Literature
The Winds of War
Follows the various members of the Henry family as they become involved in the events preceeding America's involvement in World War II. Like no other masterpiece of historical fiction, Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of…
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War and remembrance
From the Middle East, to Moscow, to Hitler's death camps, the members of the Henry family face grave danger as they fight in the Second World War.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- War and remembrance has the widest readership — 39994 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Winds of War | War and remembrance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (31) | 4.4 (39994) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (39) | 4.4 (27) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (47) | 4.5 (454) |
Reception
| The Winds of War | War and remembrance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 47 | 39994 |
| Editions | 52 | 61 |
| Citations | 7 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 15770 |
| Reading it now | — | 1987 |
| Written reviews | — | 1242 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2911 | 2022 |
| Pages | 890 | — |