The Winds of War (1983)🔸Into the Maelstrom (E7)

♾️ Into the Maelstrom: Still assigned to the US Embassy in Moscow, Pug Henry saves the day when friction rises between the Russian hosts and their visitors at a State dinner. In return, Stalin agrees to greater cooperation with the US. He also agrees to let Pug visit the front lines. Pug isn't so sure about the visit when he learns that Pamela Tudsbury and her father will be accompanying him. Pug finally receives orders to command a battleship and is ordered to report to Pearl Harbour. En route, he meets Byron in Manila where they visit their old home and reminisce about their days there. The Japanese attack Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941. Pug Henry's battleship is sunk before he takes command; he also receives a letter from his wife Rhoda who tells him of her friendship with Palmer Kirby; there is a report that Byron Henry's submarine was sunk; Nathalie, baby Louis and her uncle Aaron's plans to finally leave Italy in mid-December, 1941 are dashed and they are offered the opportunity to escape to Palestine. ♾️ It features Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, Topol, Ben Murphy, and Jeremy Kemp. ♾️ The Winds of War is a 1983 US television drama romance WWII mini-series. Set against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941, Victor "Pug" Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of such dangerous times.