The Mad and the Brave

The Untold Story of Ukraine's Foreign Legion

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<p><strong>A <em>Telegraph</em> Best Book 2025</strong></p><p>'Elegant and terrifying, the story of those who gave up life in the West for Ukraine's frontlines - some to save democracy, some to save themselves. A modern-day <em>Homage to Catalonia</em> - and <em>Fight Club</em> on steroids.' - <strong><em>Oliver Poole, London Standard</em></strong></p><p>'A great read' - <strong><em>Mark Galeotti</em></strong></p><p>'Brilliant' - <strong><em>The Daily Express</em></strong></p><p><strong>With real-life echoes of <em>SAS Rogue Heroes</em> - this is an astonishing account of Europe's biggest major conflict, told through the eyes of a ragbag collection of foreign fighters</strong></p><p>Three days after Russian tanks roll into Ukraine, President Volodymr Zelensky issues a desperate appeal for foreign military volunteers to help defend his country. Thousands answer the call from all over the world: some of them experienced soldiers, others novices who've never held a gun before.</p><p>Among their ranks are high-minded idealists, adventure-seekers bored with civilian life, and ex-criminals seeking redemption - all risking their lives against the world's most vicious superpower. Some flee at the first sign of trouble, others become heroes; many are killed, and a few turn their guns on each other.</p><p>This is their story - often terrifying, often tragic, sometimes comic, and sometimes glorious...</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780008722470

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

233 x 150 x 31 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Harper Collins Publ. UK