the book, in addition to the lives of the Henry and Jastrow families, much time in the miniseries is devoted to the major global events of the early years of World War II. Adolf Hitler and the German General Staff, with the fictitious general Armin von Roon as a major character, is a prominent subplot of the miniseries. The Winds of War also includes segments of documentary footage, narrated by William Woodson, to explain major events and important characters. With 140 million viewers of part or all of Winds of War, it was the most-watched miniseries at that time. It was followed by a sequel, War and Remembrance, in 1988, also based on a novel written by Wouk and also directed and produced by Curtis. In 2020, a new miniseries adaptation of The Winds of War was announced, to be co-written by Seth MacFarlane as his first project with NBCUniversal. See also War and Remembrance War and Remembrance (miniseries) References DVD-featurettes on "The Winds of War"-DVD Morse, Barry - Remember With Advantages (2006), 1971 American novels Cultural depictions of Adolf Hitler Family saga novels Novels about the Holocaust Little, Brown and Company books Novels by Herman Wouk Novels set during World War II Works about women in war American novels adapted into television shows