Can you expound on Uris? I have read three books by him. I really enjoyed all three.
I thoroughly enjoyed them and Battle Cry was my favorite book for years (I've replaced it with "The Code of the Woosters" - I prefer happier fare now)
What has ticked me off is his playing with history. When I moved to Poland 8 years ago I had a little knowledge of the country - mostly incidental knowledge. Since then I read a lot of history books, went to different sites, met a lot of people in Poland, Israel, Germany, France and England who had experienced the war.
in the case of Polish-Jewish history he exaggerated the situation, to put it mildly. When I read Władysław Szpilman (the hero of the Pianist) or Juliusz Tuwim or Janusz Korczak namely Jews who actually lived in Poland I read something else
He was angry with theholocaust (as he had every right and was correct to be), but his writings ended up demonising ordinary Poles.