World War II was a six year battle between Europe the United States against Japan and Germany. Many authors have written about the events of this war and in effort to help readers to understand the horrors of this conflict. Herman Wouk, a Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote several novels set during World War II including, War and Remembrance. Wouk, aiming to create a novel that was neither entirely fictional or historical stated that he wanted his readers to “remember what happened in the worst world catastrophe” (Mandelbaum).
His religious experience and his experiences in the Navy greatly influenced his novels. Although, he is not a prominent author widely studied by universities, he does illustrate vividly the events of World War II, which is extraordinarily popular among readers. The events of World War II would later shape his novels into awe-inspiring books that exposed the effects of the atrocities of war on many lives during the war.
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In addition, the Japanese also annihilated two crucial American battleships. More than twelve other ships and one hundred and sixty aircrafts were also destroyed. One hundred and fifty aircrafts were damaged but not destroyed (). The attack on Pearl Harbor led Franklin Roosevelt, the President of the United States at time, to declare war on Japan. During this period the United States had not wanted to enter the war, trying to stay neutral. But that ended when Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, they were among Japan’s allies. World War II had begun. Not only did Wouk fight in the war, was was present and encounters the attack of Pearl Harbor. Winds of War, the novel before War and Remembrance, ends with Pug Henry viewing a fleet at Pearl Harbor. War and Remembrance opens up with the accounts of what happened of the
His religious experience and his experiences in the Navy greatly influenced his novels. Although, he is not a prominent author widely studied by universities, he does illustrate vividly the events of World War II, which is extraordinarily popular among readers. The events of World War II would later shape his novels into awe-inspiring books that exposed the effects of the atrocities of war on many lives during the war.
Throughout War and Remembrance, Wouk …show more content…
In addition, the Japanese also annihilated two crucial American battleships. More than twelve other ships and one hundred and sixty aircrafts were also destroyed. One hundred and fifty aircrafts were damaged but not destroyed (). The attack on Pearl Harbor led Franklin Roosevelt, the President of the United States at time, to declare war on Japan. During this period the United States had not wanted to enter the war, trying to stay neutral. But that ended when Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, they were among Japan’s allies. World War II had begun. Not only did Wouk fight in the war, was was present and encounters the attack of Pearl Harbor. Winds of War, the novel before War and Remembrance, ends with Pug Henry viewing a fleet at Pearl Harbor. War and Remembrance opens up with the accounts of what happened of the