Mila 18 is the most fabulous story of courage and daring I have ever read. I have read it over and over again during the years, and with each reading I can't put it down. I have long studied the Holocaust, and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in particular, and Leon Uris's Mila 18 could be used as a textbook on the subject, so accurately is the history portrayed. If I could recommend one book, only one, to teach people about courage, honor, dignity, compassion, love -- this would be it. The brief raising of the Hebrew flag over that small territory made me cry as no sappy love story ever could. In this age of Hollywood filming epic historical movies such as The Patriot, Titanic, etc., etc., this book should be done on a grand scale. However, I would say in departing, that the movie Uprising, which I believe was a made for tv movie, is grander and more epic, more historically true, as well as every bit as thrilling, as any movie I've ever seen.

My fiance got me this book for my birthday. I always thought I was educated on what happened during the Holocaust. Even though this is a fiction book, I think the basic idea is true and these things really did happen. What a shock! But a really great book and I could hardly put it down. All the people seemed real. And it made it educational yet enjoyable to read.

Historical fiction that brings the Warsaw Ghetto uprising against the Nazis to life. Not overly graphic but still gives credible understanding of the event. The first half is a little slow as Uris does his character building, but the second half is hard to put down.