The War Came To Us - Life and Death in Ukraine -- A Waterstones Book of the Year 2023. Illustrierte Ausgabe

An updated edition of this breathtaking exploration of Ukraine's war against Russia, includes a new foreword and never-before-seen photographs.

WINNER OF THE WITOLD PILECKI INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD SPECIAL PRIZE

A WATERSTONES AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

A breathtaking exploration of Ukraine's past, present, and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by a leading journalist who has lived and worked in Ukraine for over a decade.

'Vivid... Shocking... [Miller] brings a seasoned, personal perspective to his account of both the 16-month conflict and its wider roots.'
Daily Telegraph

'A beautiful blend of memoir, reportage and history...superb.'
Irish Times

'...powerful and insightful...Miller provides a human dimension to a bloody conflict.'
Kirkus Reviews

When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine just before dawn on 24 February 2022, it marked his latest and most overt attempt to brutally conquer the country, and reshaped the world order. Christopher Miller, the Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times and a foremost journalist covering the country, was there on the ground when the first Russian missiles struck and troops stormed over the border. But the seeds of Russia's war against Ukraine and the West were sown more than a decade earlier.

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, The War Came To Us 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 fo rces in Bucha, Bakhmut, Mariupol, and beyond.

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, The War Came To Us 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 independence.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

Author's Note
Maps
A Brief History of Ukraine
Preface
Prologue
Part one: Peace
1 American Boy
2 Friends
3 A Darker Side of the Donbas
4 Acts of Journalism
Part two: Revolution and Annexation
5 Euromaidan
6 "Little Green Men"
7 Voting Under The Gun
Part three: War
8 "Russian Spring"
9 Stamps
10 "Look at Our Republic"
11 "Some Fucking Militia"
12 Volunteer Battalions
13 "Live in a New Way"
14 "This is a War Now"
15 Executioners
16 Fields of Death
17 The Launch Site
18 "The First Real Independence Day"
19 The Supply Runner
20 City of Ghosts
21 POWs
22 The Body Collectors
23 City of a Million Roses
24 Left Behind
25 The Woman in the Grass
26 The Cossack Bomb Squad
27 PTSD
Part four: Full-Scale Invasion
28 Warning Signs
29 Servant of the People
30 Keep Calm and Party On
31 The Battle of Kyiv
32 Control the Skies
33 "Who would like some tea?"
34 "Ya tut"
3 5 Heroes
36 Escape
37 "It feels like I'm doing something wrong"
38 The Brothers Vyshyvaniy
39 Savagery
40 A Storm on the Horizon
41 Trouble at Sea
42 Siege
43 Filtration
44 Summertime in the City
45 The Battle of the Donbas
46 "The Terrorists are Destroying Everything"
47 Missiles
48 "Fortress Bakhmut"
49 "To Peace"
50 "I. Love. You."
Acknowledgements
Index