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Title: "Redemption" smacks of great truths at Gallipoli"
Review: Having read all Uris's books, I was eager to read "Redemption" when it came out. Yes, it was discouraging to realize that much of the book was a poor rehash of a brilliant "Trinity," however, I was literally blown away by the account of the battle at Gallipoli. My grandfather fought there for the Anzacs, and my grandmother told me about his experience of waking up one morning and discovering one of his comrades, who had shared his sleeping bag to keep warm, shot dead. Now, my grandfather has been dead since 1959, but I felt like Uris had personally interviewed him for the book! Wow, does he do his homework, and in addition, he has given me an opportunity to know more about my grandfather than my grandmother could ever tell me. I never realized how miraculous my being here is, since so few made it through that battle. The book is definately well worth reading, and if you have never read "Trinity", it is a must!
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