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: 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 girllfriend 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
• 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 celebratie 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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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Message from Malaga, and followed by The Drifters.

Preceded by The Word, and followed by Captains and the Kings.

Preceded by The Yearling, and followed by The Razor's Edge.

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