War and remembrance : the paradox of historical fiction

A masterpiece of historical fiction and "a journey of extraordinary riches" ( New York Times Book Review ), War and Remembrance stands as perhaps the great novel of America's "Greatest Generation." These two classic works capture the tide of world events even as they unfold the compelling tale of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war's maelstrom. The multimillion-copy bestsellers that capture all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of the Second World War — and that constitute Wouk's crowning achievement — are available for the first time in trade paperback. 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. Mr. Wouk delivers a lecture a year after the publication of his War and remembrance detailing the genesis and the process of writing that work