The books are better.
Read both
The first “The Winds of War”, the best of the two. Riveting.
The books are better.Woulk's description of the Midway naval battle in War and Remembrance is absolutely riveting.
The Navy pilots flying the torpedo bombers knew they were making suicide runs but did it anyway. Their sacrifice allowed the dive bombers to have an unimpeded path to their targets.
They don't make 'em like that anymore.
My wife and I read the books out loud to each other as neither of us wanted to wait for the other of us to finish.
After nearly every chapter we would ask, “Where’s Natalie?”