- School & Library Binding: 576 pages
- Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval (November 1983)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0613292928
- ISBN-13: 978-0613292924
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 299 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,063,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Not only authentic as history . . . . It is convincing as fiction . . . . The story of a sacrifice that had real meaning and will forever be remembered . . . . A fine and important novel." -- The New York Times
From the Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From the Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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It was a time of crisis, a time of tragedy--and a time of transcendent courage and determination. Leon Uris's blazing novel is set in the midst of the ghetto uprising that defied Nazi tyranny, as the Jews of Warsaw boldly met Wehrmacht tanks with homemade weapons and bare fists. Here, painted on a canvas as broad as its subject matter, is the compelling of one of the most heroic struggles of modern times.
From the Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From the Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Story of the Warsaw Ghetto by Ian,
By A Customer
This review is from: Mila 18 (School & Library Binding)
"Rat-a-tat-tat-a-tat," went the fire from Andrei's gun. Andrei fired the first shot in the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto. This is one of the best books I have ever read. The story takes place in Warsaw, Poland. Most of the Jews live separate from the rest of the town. Chris de Monti and Gabriella Rak are Americans who are helping the Jews like Andrei, Rachel, Wolf, and Alexander Brandel.Uris does a great job of switching to different characters and telling about their pasts. He also does a great job of showing one of Judaism's darkest times, the Holocaust. Andrei is a 7th Ulany Calvary captain who leads a charge against the Germans at the start of the war. After many raids, the Germans finally take over Warsaw. The Germans start coming out with directives not letting the Jews do certain things. Max Kleeperman's Big Seven builds a ten-foot wall with three strands of barbed wire on top of the wall around certain parts of Warsaw. The Warsaw Ghetto has been built. All Jews are forced to move into the Ghetto. The Jewish Civil Authority is their form of government. People are dying on the street from starvation, thirst and even suicide. Deportations start to happen to the Jews and they go to labor camps. Andrei finds out that they are actually death camps. The Jews start to build underground bunkers and houses with secret entrances. They start to buy ammunition and guns to assemble a fighting force. The Jewish uprising has begun! Although this is a 560 page, book it is great. It took me awhile to read the book and I got a little confused on some parts, like the politics and some of what the Jews believe. They have Zionists, Orthodox, and Communists all in the Ghetto. Leon Uris is a great writer with detail and wonderful ideas. It is a book for a strong 12 to 13 year old reader and above. It is hard to pick a favorite part in this book because there are so many. During the last 200 pages I couldn't put the book down and finished in two days. In the last the Jews are fighting for their lives and making the Germans lives miserable. Whenever there is good fighting it is a good part. The underground areas they design also paint a good picture. This book also shows if you put your mind to it you can almost live through anything. They didn't have enough food or water and are fighting Germans. They survived through the hardest conditions for a couple months. This also shows the determination of the people. They attacked the Germans with craze. Don't be prepared for a happy ending because this is war. I recommend this book anyone old enough to read it. I hope this review inspires someone to read this book or any other book written by Leon Uris. He is a great writer and I hope you recommend it to others. There is romance, fighting, politics, and war.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The voice of the uprising,
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This review is from: Mila 18 (Mass Market Paperback)
Leon Uris's 1961 novel about the Warsaw Uprising is a timeless story of the Jewish struggle for survival against overpowering Nazi oppression. "Mila 18" presents a cast of fictional characters who appear in historical places and events of occupied Poland during WWII. Historical figures -- Hitler, Himmler, Eichmann -- are referenced frequently, but provide no dialogue in the novel. The book's title refers to the address of the Jewish resistance headquarters, and the place of much of the action and confrontation in the latter half of the story.Like other Uris novels, "Mila 18" takes some energy to plow through. Given the gravity of the subject, it might be among the most difficult of his books to read. But the effort is well worthwhile. You'll not only be rewarded with powerful storytelling, but you'll also be awakened to one of the great struggles that occurred during the dark years of the 20th century. And Leon Uris will probably be remembered as one of the most important voices of this struggle.
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One of the Best Book Ever,
By Cajhawk (Ramona, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mila 18 (School & Library Binding)
Fantastic. If you want a story of the triumph of humanity against the atrocities of the Nazis, this is it. One of the best books ever written IMHO. A must read
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