The films of The Caine Mutiny and Marjorie Morningstar always seemed to me mere thin skims of the story lines, and I never did see a meager Hollywood caper called Youngblood Hawke, vaguely based on my 800-page novel. So it was that I opted for television, with its much broader time limits, for The Winds of War.
Herman WoukMy two sons speak Hebrew, and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we live.
Herman WoukI learned about machinery, I learned how men behaved under pressure, and I learned about Americans.
Herman WoukAbout the nicest thing God ever invented was alcohol. He's proud of it, too. The Bible's full of kind remarks about booze.
Herman Wouk