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5.0 out of 5 stars Great story telling, Nov 20 2001

By	Daniel Vullo "BRAIN CANDYMAN" (Weehawken, Nj United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ce commentaire est de: ARMAGEDDON (Mass Market Paperback)

In this novel, Uris shows us the aftermath of the fall of Berlin. Uris tells the tale of how the 2 winning sides of the war will divy up the country of Germany. The beginning is pretty straight forward, but Uris quickly shows how the Soviets are trying to play mind games with the Americans. We are shown how the two opposing sides deal with their territories won in battle. We see how the Americans fix the pipes and sewage systems and are shown how the eastern Germans are treated like dogs from the Russians. While all is going on we are shown how the Cold War takes shape. Great story telling, and great charactors add to the mix. At some points he had me cheering, when the USA was pitted against the USSR. The section where the huge airlift operation took place was terrific story telling.
The complex nature of the book's charators, goes to show that Uris, is among the elite writers of his day. I only wish a movie could be made of this story.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Testament to Courage and Freedom of Spirit, Jul 3 2001

By	Gary Selikow (Great Kush) - See all my reviews

Ce commentaire est de: ARMAGEDDON (Mass Market Paperback)

The most wonderful thing about Leon Uris' books are his testament to the eternal indomitable strength of the human spirit This book shows the horrors of the 20 th centuries twin ideologies of evil-Communism and Nazism-and also shows that there are good and bad people in every nation You also eagerly follow the character development -The American army officer Sean O Sullivan who in the end-for all of his millitary courage- shows himself to be weak moral character. The Bruckner family made up of a sadistic father ,cruel opportunistic brother ,weak mother and two remarkable and beuatiful sisters Ernestine Bruckner is the heroine of the novel who we fall in love with (something wich is common to most Uris novels) but it is her seemingly weaker sister Hilde who emerges as the stronger of the two .I thought that the suicide of Ernestine at the end was unneccesary ,she seemed to have lived through too much and seemed to be too strong a woman to kill herself over a failed love affair-this was the drawback in an otherwise excellent novel .The other hero of the story is Ulrich Falkenstein who spent years incarcerated by the Nazis becasue of his total opposition to the evil Third Reich and now shows once again -as Mayor of West Berlin-that he will not bend before another tyrannical empire-the Soviet Union

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5.0 out of 5 stars Story that stays in your heart, Jan 4 2000

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Ce commentaire est de: ARMAGEDDON (Mass Market Paperback)

Uris does it again! Regardless of the inaccuracies other reviewers find, this is a book that tells an important part of healing and history that few students hear in a classroom. Furthermore, Uris whets the reader's curiosity to learn the facts, to seek non-fiction sources and learn about post-War Germany and the power plays that were the first frost of the Cold War.

Uris is a master story-teller -- his characters come fully human, with strengths and weaknesses. His plot is gripping. His style is compelling.

It would be interesting to find out what was going on in the author's head and heart as he wrote the piece, as it evolved from his pen.

I agree that Uris is one of the best story tellers of our time.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Engaging novel of the aftermath of World War II
If you have ever wondered what it was like in Germany after VE day, this is a great example. More detail and drama than action or suspence, Armageddon explores the clean up after... Lisez davantage

Published on Dec 26 1999 by Norman Hawley

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read
Excellent book with engaging characters and compelling plot. A history lesson for those of us whoe teachers ran out of time to cover the twentieth century. Classic!

Published on Sep 15 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A Stunning Work! 40 years hence, still evokes chills . . .
I read this book several years ago, unable to put it down - and its prose still affects me today! This is perhaps the most powerful story I'd ever read. Lisez davantage