The War Came To Us

Life and Death in Ukraine - Updated Edition

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<p>A WATERSTONES AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR<br><br><b>A breathtaking history of Ukraine's war against Russia, by The Financial Times' Ukraine correspondent Christopher Miller</b><b><br><br>'Vivid. Shocking. [Miller] brings a seasoned, personal perspective to his account of both the 16-month conflict and its wider roots.'</b><br><i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'A beautiful blend of memoir, reportage and history...superb.'</b><br><i>Irish Times</i><br><br>When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine just before dawn on 24 February 2022, Christopher Miller, the Ukraine correspondent for the <i>Financial Times </i>was there . But the seeds of Russia's war against Ukraine and the West were sown more than a decade earlier.<br><br>This is the definitive, inside story of its long fight for freedom. Told through Miller's personal experiences, vivid front-line dispatches and illuminating interviews with unforgettable characters, <i>The War Came To Us </i>takes readers on a riveting journey through the key locales and pivotal events of Ukraine's modern history. From the coal-dusted, sunflower-covered steppe of the Donbas in the far east to the heart of the Euromaidan revolution camp in Kyiv; from the Black Sea shores of Crimea, where Russian troops stealthily annexed Ukraine's peninsula, to the bloody battlefields where Cossacks roamed before the Kremlin's warlords ruled with iron fists; and through the horror and destruction wrought by Russian forces in Bucha, Bakhmut, Mariupol, and beyond.<br><br>With candor, wit and sensitivity, Miller captures Ukraine in all its glory: vast, defiant, resilient, and full of wonder. A breathtaking narrative that is at times both poignant and inspiring, <i>The War Came To Us </i>is the story of an American who fell in love with a foreign place and its people - and witnessed them do extraordinary things to escape the long shadow of their former imperial ruler and preserve their independen

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781399406789

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 129 x 35 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Bloomsbury UK