The Winds of War (1971) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Natalie Jastrow: Girlfriend of Leslie Slote, Rhodes Scholar, and niece of Yale History Professor Aaron Jastrow.
• Byron Henry: U.S. Navy sub commander son of Victor (Pug) and Rhoda Henry.
• Victor Henry: Navy officer assigned to U.S. Embassy Berlin as a naval attache. Also know as Pug.
• Rhoda Henry: Wife of Victor (Pug) Henry, mother of Byron and Warren.
• Adolf Hitler: The leader of Germany, the Fuhrer.
• Leslie Slote: The on and off again boyfriend of Natalie Jastrow and a Rhodes Scholar.
• Warren Henry: Son of Rhoda and Victor Henry. Graduate of Naval Academy. Applying for Naval Flight Academy.
• Madeline Henry: Daughter of Victor (Pug) and Rhoda Henry.
• Pamela Tudsbury: Daughter of Alistair Tudsbury, the Bristish correspondent and author.
• Eleanor Roosevelt: Wife of Franklin Roosevelt, President of the United States.
• Gianelli: Add a description of this character.
• Aaron Jastrow: Professor of History at Yale and uncle of Natalie Jastrow. His niece Natalie is the girlfriend of Byron Henry.
• Janice Lacouture: Daughter of a wealthy Florida timber baron. Romantically involved with Warren Henry. She is very interested in politics and politics.
• Thurston
• Palmer Kirby: Doctor of Electrical Engineering from Colorado.
• Joseph Stalin: Head of the government in Russia.
• Freddie
• Benito Mussolini: Leader of Italy. He is a facist.
• Herman Goering
• Winston Churchill: British Prime Minister.
• Berel: Cousin of Aaron Jastrow who lives in Warsaw, Poland. His first name is Jochanan. He is a religious Jew who meets Natale Lastrow and Byron Henry in Cracow, Poland.
• Lacouture: Florida timber baron. Father of Janice Lacouture.
• Stoller: Wolf Stoller a financier and banker who with Goering amasses great wealth from the Jewish owned businesses forced to the wall to sell far beneath their actual worth because of the anti-Jewish laws passed in Germany.
• Ernst Grobke: Formerly served during WW1 on a Uboat (submarine) for Germany.
• Ribbentrop
• Roon: Wrote books on WWII while in prison for twenty years for complicity in committing war crimes while serving in the eastern front.
• Bozey
• Hoban
• Aaron Jastrow: Author of "A Jew's Jesus". A mentor of Byron Henry and a much loved uncle of Natalie Jastrow. He lives in Siena, Italy. He has taken Byron Henry as his protege.
• Alistair Tudsbury: Father of Pamela Tudsbury. He is a celebrity of sorts, a British correspondent and author. His nickname is "Talky."

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• United States
• Germany
• Berlin
• England
• Warsaw
• Poland
• Europe
• Moscow
• Russia
• Washington, D.C.
• France
• London
• Japan
• Rome
• Lisbon
• Italy
• Soviet Union
• New York
• Siena
• California
• Manila
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pensacola
• Paris
• Minsk
• Hawaii
• Norway
• Pacific Ocean
• Finland
• Greece
• Yugoslavia
• Bremen
• Siberia
• Tokyo
• Asia
• Dunkirk
• China
• Czechoslovakia
• Great Britain
• Belgium

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Herman Wouk (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3545.O98 1971
• Dewey: 813.54

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( W ) › Wouk, Herman
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › War
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

Movie Connections edit see section history

• Winds of war (IMDb): TV-miniseries 1983