The sixth episode of the seven-part, eighteen-hour miniseries
The Winds of War takes place in early 1941. Government attache "Pug" Henry (
Robert Mitchum) commands a fleet of destroyers escorted a US convoy that is unoffically heading to England, there to aid in the war effort against Germany. En route, Hardy crosses the path of a Nazi U-boat, forcing him to choose between violating America's neutrality or fighting for his life. Meanwhile, Henry's pregnant daughter-in-law Natalie (Ali Graw) and her Uncle Aaron (
John Houseman) encounter more anti-semitism as they try to book passage from Europe to the US.
The Winds of War was adapted by
Herman Wouk from his own novel. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide