This book is perhaps one of the most boring I have ever read. Uris not only introduces multitudes of characters whose positions and affiliations are completely confusing, but drones on in the telling of each of their stories. 200 pages into the book, I was ready for it to be over, but as I had to read it as an assignment, I was forced to continue. Not to say that the book is without merit; some of the passages describe war time horrors and the difficult descisions leaders must make. But Uris bores you with accounts of meetings and confusing scenes and dialogues, leaving you wondering about the direction of the plot. Surely there must be more exiting books about WWII. Don't bother with this one.