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Mila 18 (Mass Market Paperback)

by Leon Uris (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
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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


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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Story of the Warsaw Ghetto by Ian, Jun 10 2004
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Book Ever, May 24 2004
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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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best, Mar 12 2004
By Avid Reader (Franklin, Tn) - See all my reviews
MILA 18 has long held a place in my personal Top Ten. So many Holocaust stories have been written that at times the process seems almost trivialized. And this saga-like tale from Uris is a familiar one - Jewish persecution/extermination and their response in WWII Poland. But the author somehow plumbs the depth of our emotions as he describes in an unrelenting yet calm tones the consequences of evil. He does this while at the same time exploring the things we most associate with being "human" - love, bravery, family, religion, sacrifice.

There will never be another scene written like the one in which the Deborah, now blind and near the end, is comforted by the children's song from her brother. It is just breath-taking, stunning in its simplicity, stirring the emotions as few passages can do. The narrative is told via the viewpoint of the foreign author/journalist who becomes an unwitting hero in the struggle against evil.

There is no way to accurately describe how "real" the characters become - one could almost see Gabriella waiting at the local outdoor restaurant. These people are alive in the fullest sense of the word, flesh and blood, yearning to be free. This novel surpasses EXODUS or QB VII and is far superior to any of his later works. A must for any serious reader.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I read as a child
I think I first read this book when I was 13 or 14. Now at 45 I'm trying to find a nice copy to read again and give to my kids, who love historical fiction and need to know this... Read more
Published on Sep 9 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars A portrait of agonizing courage and leadership
Interesting Trivia: Joseph Heller's novel "Catch-22" was originally named "Catch-18." MILA 18 was published just before Catch-22, and as a result, Heller renamed his novel... Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004 by downtownsb

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Account of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Being a "war baby" I am drawn to this period in history and have read many WWII accounts. Mila 18 is a story that I have re-read many times. Read more
Published on Feb 29 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The Nazi racist antisemite human degradation of the Jews
Written after a careful prior research, this book focuses on the Nazi occupation of Poland, the atrocities committed by them and the subsequent uprising of the Jewish population... Read more
Published on April 1 2003 by Manuel Gwiazda

5.0 out of 5 stars The voice of the uprising
Leon Uris's 1961 novel about the Warsaw Uprising is a timeless story of the Jewish struggle for survival against overpowering Nazi oppression. Read more
Published on Feb 19 2003 by Craig Wood

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to add to your collection
For a historic novel this book is better than most fiction novels.
Published on Jan 12 2003 by Alina Duclos

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Story
This book is certainly amoung the best I've ever read. Leon Uris has an unbelievable gift for storytelling.
Published on Oct 31 2002 by jpnapes

5.0 out of 5 stars WAR
War... Sometimes it feels as we know everything of the war already, but yet it is still a long way to go. Uprising in the Warsaw Jewish Getto. Read more
Published on Sep 17 2002 by Boris Zubry

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this author!
After I read Exodus I was unsure if I wanted to read Mila 18. Many times i have read a book that I found to be wonderful and then on the next book of that same author's I have... Read more
Published on Jul 12 2002 by Marisa Jo McDowell

5.0 out of 5 stars An indictment of the world , then and today....
Mila 18 is a breathtaking account of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, by the Jewish population of Warsaw, against the plans of the Nazi regime to exterminate them. Read more
Published on Jun 19 2002 by Gary Selikow

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