Leon Uris
2) Exodus
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[1986]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 41
Language
English
Description
Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon--the towering novel of the twentieth century's most dramatic geopolitical event. Leon Uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies--the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. Here is the tale that swept the world with its fury: the story of an American nurse, an Israeli freedom fighter caught up in a glorious, heartbreaking, triumphant era. Here is Exodus --one...
3) Exodus
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
This film dramatizes part of the Israeli independence moment, dealing with various factions involved in the internecine struggle between the moderate Haganah and the radical terrorist Irgun Zvai Leumi. Interspersed throughout are segments showing the migration of European Jews to the new land, paying special attention to the ragged survivors of Nazi death camps on board the vessel Exodus, blockaded in a Cyprus harbor by British warships. The film...
4) Topaz
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
An American CIA agent hires a French operative to travel to Cuba and investigate rumors of Russian missiles and Topaz, a NATO spy. The inquiry soon spins into a life-threatening escapade of espionage, betrayal and murder.