Exodus by Leon Uris (1989, Paperback, Reissue)

Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon--the towering novel of the twentieth century's most dramatic geopolitical event, the founding of the State of Israel. 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 of the great best-selling novels of all time.