About this title: 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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Description: Good. ---563 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The paperback cover has only light signs of use. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1968
Description: Good. -7th Printing--563 pgs. Interior-Nice overall condition. The paperback cover has normal signs of aging. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780553241600ISBN:0553241605
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Corgi Books
Date Published: 1963
Description: A good reading copy only. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Mass Market PaperBack, Good / read more
"The best of Uris' books -- even better than Exodus which received much more notice and fame. His vivid, detailed account of the Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw is still the standard of Jewish Holocaust novels. Dov Landau is a particularly favorite character, still vivid even though I read this book 25 years ago! The novel shows not only the powerful will to survive but also the beginnings of Israel's determination to fight back."
"Mila 18 takes place in a town in the country of Poland during WWII. The book talks about what people went through during the Holocaust in concentration camps during the early to mid-1940s. The story opens up with a wide range of characters. For example, one of the characters, Christopher, is a journalist that writes about what is going on during the Holocaust in Poland in each chapter of the book. Sadly, most of the characters die in the story, but Christopher manages to tell everybody about what he experienced during that time period. I recommend this book for readers that love books that involve history and would like to get a close-up view of what happened in the Holocaust."
"This book is about the brave Jewish souls who physically fought against Nazi tyranny. Favorite lines: 1. "Evil will destroy itself" (55). 2. "Before you know who you are and where you are going, you must know from where you come" (58). 3. "Truth used at the right time can be a weapon worth a thousand armies" (71). 4. "We are here because all our paths travel a blind course through a thick forest, seeking human dignity" (340)."
"I recently re-read Mila 18 while in Warsaw; of course, I went to Mila 18 and stood on the actual spot. I had first read the book when it came out in 1962. It was powerful then, even more so today. The most moving lines ... "For the first time I am proud of being a Jew" ... "you must survive and be part of the State of Israel" ... resonated with me as a Jew and as an author who has written about Jews. My grandparents lived near Warsaw; they left in the early 1900s; their families stayed and were murdered by the Germans. Despite what I view as sincere efforts on the part of contemporary Germans, and thier collaborators in other countries, to recognize and atone for the horrendous deed of their ancestors, it is hard for me to forgive. I doubt I ever will."
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