In an unprecedented literary accomplishment, Herman Wouk, one of Americas most beloved and enduring authors, reflects on his life and times from the remarkable vantage point of 100 years old. Many years ago, the great British philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin urged Herman Wouk to write his autobiography. Wouk responded, Why me? Im nobody. Berlin answered, No, no. Youve traveled. Youve known many people. You have interesting ideas. It would do a lot of good. Now, in the same year he has celebrated his hundredth birthday, Herman Wouk finally reflects on the life experiences that inspired his most beloved novels. Among those experiences are his days writing for comedian Fred Allens radio show, one of the most popular shows in the history of the medium enlisting in the US Navy during World War II falling in love with Betty Sarah Brown, the woman who would become his wife and literary agent for sixty-six years writing his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Caine Mutiny as well as a big hit Broadway play The Caine Mutiny Court Martial and the surprising inspirations and people behind such masterpieces as The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, Marjorie Morningstar, and Youngblood Hawke.
