Armageddon

A Novel of Berlin

By: Leon Uris

Narrated by: Graham Rowat

Length: 24 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

At the end of World War II, American army officer Captain Sean O’Sullivan is commissioned with rebuilding Berlin. Reeling from the death of his brothers at German hands and faced with the direct horrors of the Holocaust, O’Sullivan struggles against his animosity towards the nation he is helping restore. Meanwhile, Soviet forces blockade Germany in a bid for power, and the Western Allies must unite to prevent a communist takeover. When the airlift begins, the Allies find their deepest convictions tested as they fight against a threat even more dangerous than Hitler.

Meticulously researched, this New York Times bestselling novel gives a historically accurate account of the early days of the Cold War and the fight for German redemption.

“Magnificent. The great drama of the Berlin airlift...” -The Columbus Dispatch

“A vast panorama of people and places...dramatic moment after dramatic moment in a throbbing tempo.” -New York Herald Tribune

©1963 Leon M. Uris (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Good book after slow start

Slow start but get really interested after. Not quite as good as exodus, etc but worth a read and great history about how berlin came to be divided

Excellant!

Read this book in the 1969's and loved it but this time around enjoyed it even more.
Navy1955

don't give up to early

the first two hours was a little hard i almost quit more than once. but that weird bravado dies out never to return and a great book starts to form. I would recommend this book as a very good read

Needs to be read by all.

The subject is important, the history is true. Everyone should read this book very timely.

Fantastic Book!

What a great read. An excellent dive into post WWII Germany and Berlin with a great introduction into the Cold War and the Iron Curtain.

It's pronounced: "Veesbaden" nicht "Vicebaden"

Col Hal Halvorsen was the real "Candy Bomber" in Berlin. He's now 100 years old.

Best Uris wrote

Nothing better. Probably have read it a dozen times. Always reminds me of the debt we owe America.

Uris documented Berlin bringing it alive

The story is long. The capture ratio is about a 9. You have to take care to list the characters because, like other Uris works, there are lots. Many are intertwined and that makes the story even greater. Too bad that Uris didn't live to write a follow up after the wall was built and came down. Europe post 1945 was a shambles and the Marshall Plan bailed out free society. Without that who knows how wide communism would have spread.

Excelente

Relato basado en hechos reales. Refleja con toda crudeza lo que fue la II Guerra Mundial para que no lo olvidemos y que la humanidad no vuelva a cometer los mismos errores que la conducirán a los mismos horrores.

Loved This Magnificent Book

Leon Uris has to be one of the best novelists that has ever lived. This novel like many of his others is a testament to his ability, is amazing insight into Human Nature, his understanding of History, and his love of the humankind. I really enjoyed this book and recommended highly to anyone who loves historical fiction.