i love the herman wouk novel the wind of war and war and remembrance . they be brilliant book and be among the fine fictionalized account of war available ( i. e. and the place and event be real but the character be fictionalized amalgam of real people ) . each book be about 700 800 page long and it be wonderful to see them bring to the small screen instead of the theater . that because some magnificent person at the tv network decide that the book must be make into 2 separate mini series mega event . and and even more impressive be that the movie be so true to the book and fascinate . i love how the series bounce back and forth to the different character and location . in this followup series and the movie bounce from the sub war of the pacific to diplomatic meeting throughout the world ( particularly in the ussr ) to the horror of the concentration camp . it really be a major work of love that probably will never be repeat again . brilliant and wonderful throughout my high possible rating . the only minor problem you will find be that the actor play several key character change between the two series . also and do not watch this until you first watch the wind of war to set the context for this miniseries .