[ladtx]

Read his books "Exodus" and "Armageddon" many years ago. Good but lengthy reads. Sorry to hear of his passing.

[dead]

Trinity was a fantastic book. I couldn't believe it was written by somebody who wasn't Irish.

He was a major talent.

[Alouette]

About 25 years ago, I received as a gift a coffee-table book entitled "Exodus Revisited" a photographic travelogue of Israel with commentary by Leon Uris. Among other things, the book included photographs of personal friends and extended family WHO WERE NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED OR PAID FOR THEIR APPEARANCE IN THIS BOOK and underneath whose photographs Leon Uris wrote nasty insulting captions mocking the Orthodox community and predicting its demise within one generation.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Famous Jewish Marines: Leon Uris

Leon Uris, the best-selling author wrote many books, but his most important contribution was his service to his country as a Jewish Marine!

Leon M. Uris was born on August 3, 1924, in Baltimore, Maryland. During his senior year of high school in 1942, Leon dropped out of school to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. His MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) was that of field radio operator. During World War II, Uris participated in the famous battles on the Japanese islands of Guadalcanal and Tarawa. Later on, he became sick with malaria and was transferred back to the United States, to serve out the remainder of the war. Leon was finally discharged in 1946.

Leon later became a famous author, whose several books include: Exodus, Battle Cry, Trinity, and Mila 18.

Back to Famous Jewish Marines

[Bill Davis FR]

AND DON'T FORGET "THE HAJ", a novel about palestinian struggles against the founding of Israel...

[Courier]

I read most of his books by age 12. Got so interested in the subjects started reading non-fiction.

Great loss.

[sheik yerbouty]

Uris wrote another great book called "The Haj".

[T Minus Four]

I read QBVII in Jr. High and it made an incredible impression on me. I've reread it several times over the years, and it remains one of my favorite books ever.

[razorback-bert]

He wrote his epitaph:

American soldier, Jewish writer

[Xthe17th]

Thanks for the post. I'd always wondered what this was about from the lyric in Bob Dylan's song, Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues,
"To my knowledge there's just one man
That's really a true American: George Lincoln Rockwell.
I know for a fact he hates Commies 'cause he picketed the movie Exodus."

(George Lincoln Rockwell was an American Nazi Party candidate for president)

[Recovering_Democrat]

The guy wrote some great historical fiction. "Topaz" and "QBVII" are not often mentioned, but they're great stories.

[firewalk]

bttt

[liberalnot]

exodus was one of my own choices for summer reading when i was a high school student.

[STD]

Goodbye and good ridance! Nobody was more anti-American and anti-Christian. Ur-Ass, was the quintisential liberal NY good for nothing. Exodus was utter tripe. Christians are the real enemy, what a surprise the after-life must be for him!

[latrans]

I was stunned by the book QB-7, a must read.

[Textide]

QBVII was a good book. Sad to hear he's died.

[Phlap]

A passage from "The Haj" paraphrased, states the arab mantra and begins with "brother against brother" and ends with "all of us against the infidel"

[truth_seeker]

An Irish friend of mine gave me "Trinity" to read, and I enjoyed it enough to search for other books by him.

As I often do, I proceeded to read ALL of his books, except "Resurrection" (which is a continuation of "Trinity").

The book making the biggest impact for me was "The Haj" for it explained the cultural insanity of the Arab minds.

Nothing which has transpired in the last few years has refuted the picture of that insanity. It has continued to reinforce the picture.

Good author. WWII combat veteran. I respect the man.

[ctlpdad]

huh?