Uris, Leon 1924-2003

Exodus by Leon Uris ( Book )
277 editions published between 1000 and 2013 in 16 languages and held by 5,508 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The lives of many people were involved in the long-dreamed-of birth of the new Israeli nation

Trinity by Leon Uris ( Book )
85 editions published between 1975 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 4,247 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The "terrible beauty" that is Ireland comes alive in this mighty epic that re-creates that Emerald's Isle's fierce struggle for independence. Trinity is a saga of glories and defeats, triumphs and tragedies, lived by a young Catholic rebel and the beautiful and valiant Protestant girl who defied her heritage to join him. Leon Uris has painted a masterful portrait of a beleaguered people divided by religion and wealth--impoverished Catholic peasants pitted against a Protestant aristocracy wielding power over life and death

The haj by Leon Uris ( Book )
57 editions published between 1936 and 2013 in English and Portuguese and held by 3,693 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Leon Uris returns to the land of his acclaimed best-seller Exodus for an epic story of hate and love, vengeance and forgiveness and forgiveness. The Middle East is the powerful setting for this sweeping tale of a land where revenge is sacred and hatred noble. Where an Arab ruler tries to save his people from destruction but cannot save them from themselves. When violence spreads like a plague across the lands of Palestine--this is the time of The Haj."--Publisher

QB VII by Leon Uris ( Book )
121 editions published between 1917 and 2013 in 11 languages and held by 3,585 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Queen's Bench Courtroom Number Seven becomes a seething battleground when a famous novelist stands trial. Author Abraham Cady first became aware of Jadwiga Concentration Camp when he learned it was the place where his family was exterminated. This terrible revelation gave impetus to his decision to write a book that would shake the consciousness of the human race--and with the publication of "The Holocaust", his goal was accomplished

Mitla Pass by Leon Uris ( Book )
58 editions published between 1988 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 3,476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Writer Gideon Zadok leaves the glitter of Hollywood for the newly created State of Israel, where he learns much about himself and love on a dangerous military operation he covers as a war correspondent

Mila 18 by Leon Uris ( Book )
204 editions published between 1951 and 2013 in 13 languages and held by 3,408 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mila 18 was the command post of the resistance movement organized by the Warsaw Jews. This is the story of the handful of men and women who, knowing they had to die, defied the whole German Army with their homemade weapons and bare hands

Redemption : a novel by Leon Uris ( Book )
36 editions published between 1976 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An Irish immigrant in New Zealand fills his son, Rory, with patriotic tales. When Rory grows up, World War I is on. He joins the New Zealand corps of the British army, survives Gallipoli, becomes an officer and is transferred to Ireland to put down a rebellion. One day his father's tales catch up and Rory switches sides. By the author of Trinity

Armageddon : a novel of Berlin by Leon Uris ( Book )
100 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 2,981 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sean O'Sullivan, who hates Germans, falls in love with a German girl after World War II while the Russians and Americans clash over Berlin

O'Hara's choice : a novel by Leon Uris ( Book )
32 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,917 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The son of a legendary Civil War marine, Zachary O'Hara struggles to keep the marines a viable part of the nation's military and falls in love with heiress Amanda Kerr, a relationship that is threatened by a painful secret

A god in ruins : a novel by Leon Uris ( Book )
27 editions published between 1999 and 2003 in English and held by 2,750 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A man who is seeking election as president of the United States discovers that his biological parents were Jews. He is Quinn O'Connell, a Jew adopted by Irish Catholic parents and his opponent prepares to exploit this