Podcast

Herman Wouk (Audio)

Academy of Achievement

Herman Wouk left a successful career as a radio comedy writer to enlist in the United States Navy after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He served as an officer throughout the war in the Pacific. While serving in the reserves after the war, he wrote his celebrated novel, The Caine Mutiny. The book ruled the best seller lists for a year and won him the 1952 Pulitzer Prize for …