The War Came To Us: Life and Death in Ukraine -- A Waterstones Book of the Year

Description: The War Came To Us by Christopher Miller Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A breathtaking exploration of Ukraines past, present and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by the leading journalist of the conflict. Publisher Description From the coal-dusted, sunflower-covered steppe of the Donbas where authoritarian leader Viktor Yanukovych rose to prominence to the heart of the Euromaidan revolution camp in Kyiv that overthrew him; from the Black Sea shores of Crimea where Russian troops stealthily annexed Ukraines peninsula and reshaped the geography of Europe to the bloody battlefields of the east where Russian warlords ruled with iron fists; from the frontline of the war against corruption in the capital to the hipster cocktail bars and underground raves that give the country its quickened pulse; and from the beginnings of the new Ukraine to the destruction and terror wrought by Russian bombs in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol, and beyond that threaten to wreck it.This is the story of modern Ukraine and its transformation, as told through the lives of Ukrainians, their fears and struggles. And the savage beauty of a country ravaged by war seen through the eyes of one of the regions best reporters. Its Ukraine in all its glory: vast, weird, exhilarating, defiant, resilient, trying to escape the long shadow of its former imperial ruler while fighting to build a new future. And the story of the Ukraine we knew, the Ukraine we have lost, the Ukraine that has been changed forever.The book will cover four periods, with some history and context woven in: Ukraine before the latest revolution and first Russian invasion (pre-2014); Ukraine during the revolution, annexation, and hottest part of the first war; Ukraine struggling to reform and evolve and peel itself away from Moscows sphere of influence amid the simmering war in the east; and then the run-up to and inside Russias full-scale invasion. There will be several chapters within each section that delve deep into key events and moments. Woven throughout will be very insightful human stories and personal accounts that help the reader understand Ukraine. You will meet the oligarchs, the revolutionaries, the warlords, the gangsters, the journalists, the activists shaping Ukraine. Youll get inside the smoke-filled rooms where they plot and toil, drink and dance, and be transported to the frontlines where they fight and die. This is not a dry political book but a work of narrative non-fiction filled with vivid and surreal characters, a narrative and evocative exploration of what the country of Ukraine was and is really like. Author Biography Christopher Miller is a writer and journalist based in Brooklyn, New York and Kyiv, Ukraine. He appears frequently on major US television news programmes, including those on CNN and MSNBC. He was interviewed for MSNBCs documentary film Headliners: Paul Manafort, and HBOs The Perfect Weapon. Chris also appears regularly on podcasts and radio programmes on the BBC, NPR, CBC, Monocle, Crooked Media and elsewhere.Since 2019 he has been lead correspondent in Ukraine for Buzzfeed News, where he has been covering the current conflict. Before that he spent five years as a correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Kyiv. His writing and journalism has been published in POLITICO Europe, The Times, the Guardian, The Atlantic, CNN, Vice News, the Telegraph, the Independent, The Outline and GlobalPost.His coverage of Russias annexation of Crimea in 2014 was Missouri Honor Medal Winner for Distinguished Service in Journalism. Details ISBN 139940685X ISBN-13 9781399406857 Title The War Came To Us Author Christopher Miller Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 400 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC GE_Item_ID:160907498; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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