Mila 18

Review "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 Product Description 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. New York Times Bestseller: Nazis Close In On Poland’s Jews In The Warsaw Ghettos In This Powerful Holocaust Novel From The Author Of Exodus. In Nazi-occupied Warsaw Before The Outbreak Of World War Ii, American Journalist Christopher De Monti Is Wined And Dined By German Officers Eager For Sympathetic Coverage. But De Monti’s Nose For The Real Story Soon Leads Him To Discover The Terrifying Conditions Of The Warsaw Ghettos And The Nazis’ Chilling Plans For The Ghettos’ Inhabitants. As He Comes To Know The Jewish Resistance Movement And Joins Their Courageous—if Doomed—last Stand, De Monti Is Thrust Into A Forbidden Affair, A Historic Uprising, And A Terrifying Quest For Survival. A Novel Inspired By Real Events And Based On Meticulous Research Into Pre-wwii Warsaw, Mila 18 Is “the Story Of A Sacrifice That Had Real Meaning And Will Forever Be Remembered. . . . A Fine And Important Novel” (the New York Times). This Ebook Features An Illustrated Biography Of Leon Uris Including Rare Photos From The Author’s Estate. A bunker underneath 18 Mila Street, a determined band of Warsaw Jews resist Nazi occupiers Italian-American journalist Christopher de Monti finds himself in Nazi-controlled Warsaw before the outbreak of World War II. Though wined and dined by German officers eager for sympathetic coverage, de Monti's nose for the real story soon leads him to discover the terrifying conditions of the Warsaw ghettos and the Nazis' chilling plans for the ghettos' inhabitants. He soon comes to know the Jewish resistance movement and joins their courageous-if doomed-last stand. Mila 18 is one of Uris's most powerful and heartfelt novels and is the product of meticulous research of pre-WWII Warsaw. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Leon Uris including rare photos from the author's estate Recounts the resistance of the Jews in the Warsaw ghetto against the Nazis