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Title: Armageddon: A Novel of Berlin by Leon Uris ISBN: 0-385-00356-0 Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group Pub. Date: 01 June, 1964 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.69 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I've never been so emotionally tied up with a book's chcters
Comment: Uris is able to thoroughly and magnificantly detail the events of the most pivotal period of the 20th century. The events in Germany from '45 to '49 are told in a writing style of which only Uris is capable. For 650 very quick pages, I was immersed in 1940's postwar Berlin. The characters were real, their feelings and actions believable, and thier inner conflicts convincing. His portrayal of the World Domination Seeking Soviets will anger you like no other book. In short, it is an extremely entertaining, thought provoking history lesson.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Excellent Personalized Look Into History
Comment: Armageddon is an excellent description of post-war germany that really gives a feeling of what is was like after the war. Though at times there were a lot of characters to keep track of, they all had interesting enough backgrounds to make them distinct. Uris was probably a little bit biased, he tried to show all sides of the Berlin situation. I found it difficult to put down.
Rating: 5
Summary: Vintage Uris
Comment: Mention the author Leon Uris and books like "Exodus," "Trinity," and "QB VII" come to mind. His novel ARMAGEDDON rarely makes such a list, which is a shame, as this powerful story reveals an accomplished author able to weave a riveting tale populated by a stunning array of complex characters.
I first read ARMAGEDDON over thirty years ago; it was my introduction to Uris--an intro that led me in an enthusiastic frenzy to his other works. While I have enjoyed them all (especially "QB VII"), I keep coming back to ARMAGEDDON as Uris' definitive accomplishment. Written during the height of the Cold War--detailing the alarming complexities of the Soviet blockade of Berlin following World War II and the subsequent Allied airlift--this novel explores post-war Germany from literally dozens of different perspectives.
This is a compelling read, beginning with the liberation of the Nazi death camps, when angry and frustrated Allied commanders ordered German citizens from neighboring towns to tour the prisons and see firsthand the atrocities their government had committed. As Soviet domination in eastern Germany threatens to choke the divided city of Berlin, Uris relates the fascinating events of the Allied airlift--a herculean task involving British and American cargo planes flying around the clock into the west side of the city to deliver supplies. If not for the airlift, West Berlin would have collapsed and succumbed to Soviet domination.
The story is told through the points of view of a multitude of characters: an American pilot; a young German woman; a former SS officer who was forced to perform unspeakable acts; British, American, even Russian commanders. The list of characters coming in and out of the story is formidable, yet convincing and essential. And, like Uris' other books, ARMAGEDDON is essentially a portrayal of the indomitable human spirit; for Uris fans unfamiliar with this book, or for fans of historical fiction this novel is highly recommended.
--D. Mikels
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Title: Mila 18 by Leon Uris ISBN: 0553241605 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1983 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Topaz: A Novel by Leon Uris ISBN: 0070661022 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 01 June, 1967 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Mitla Pass by Leon Uris ISBN: 0553282808 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Exodus by Leon Uris ISBN: 0553258478 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1983 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Qb VII by Leon Uris ISBN: 055327094X Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1982 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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