War and Remembrance - Herman Wouk

Written by Herman Wouk
Read by Kevin Pariseau
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Series: Henry Family: Book 2
Length: 56 hrs and 3 mins
Publisher: 2011 Audible, Inc.

Herman Wouk’s sweeping epic of World War II, which begins with The Winds of War and continues here in War and Remembrance, stands as the crowning achievement of one of America’s most celebrated storytellers.

The story includes historical occurrences at Midway, Yalta, Guadalcanal, and El Alamein as well as the Allied invasions at Normandy and the Philippines.

Wouk’s spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events - and all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of World War II - as it immerses us in the lives of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war’s maelstrom.

The action moves back and forth between the Henry and the Jastrow families against the backdrop of World War II.

Perhaps the most significant critical praise of the book is that Wouk used the tools of the novel to identify the psychological mechanisms and rationalizations that allowed intelligent, well meaning individuals to fail to take needed action to forestall the rise of Hitler’s Germany, the ensuring war and the resulting holocaust

A reader’s comment–“I have never heard a more artistic and enjoyable narrating as the one by Kevin Pariseau. Only a person deeply enjoying his work is able to achieve such an outstanding performance. Kevin is coloring the entire story - just listen to part 4, chapter 5 @ 25:43 where he reads the scene on the airbase in Greenland - comedy pure. Pariseau manages all emotions, sings, and he is also amazing when compassion and silent tones are required. I read and heard a lot about WW II history but can even recommend “The Winds of War” and “War and Remembrance” to learn about this global disaster - better than a lot of history books. All in all a revelation - nothing more, nothing less.”

This is not my rip and my thanks to the original uploader. Note: This massive book is in 7 parts. The original uploader downloaded and numbered each part individually. I put each part in a folder and labeled them as in the book. There are 100 chapters in all. Do not panic, I’ve numbered the entire book consecutively to keep total order.

PDF included for those who want to reread particular passages. Sorry, no battle maps.