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

ISBN-13: 9781399406857 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 288 str.

Christopher Miller

Opis

A breathtaking exploration of Ukraine's past, present and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by the leading journalist of the conflict.

Recenzje

"A vivid, engaged and engaging series of vignettes and impressions of the period up to the early days of the war... What a passionate, colourful journey -by turns inspiring and horrifying - it turns out to be." -the Guardian

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

"An eye-opening and deeply touching inside story of the country's long fight for freedom against Russian aggression." -Waterstones

"Christopher Miller has been an indispensable guide to what's been really happening in Ukraine for a decade or more, and his writing has helped show the world the true face of a country that is too often lied about." -Oliver Bullough, bestselling author of Butler to the World, Moneyland and The Last Man in Russia

"When I want to know what is happening in Ukraine, I turn first to Chris Miller's reporting. Whether it's the latest information from the front lines of Russia's war against Ukraine, insightful analysis on political manoeuvrings in Kyiv, or understanding into what the average Ukrainian is thinking about current events, Miller always has the inside track. Now in his riveting book The War Came to Us, this foremost expert on the region takes us back over the last 12 years, providing the history, the culture and the context to help us understand where Ukraine is today and what might come next. A must-read for those who want to get beyond the headlines." -Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and author of The New York Times bestseller Lessons From The Edge: A Memoir

"Christopher Miller knows Ukraine with unmatchable depth and a fierce intimacy - way before it became the eye of the global storm he was living and studying in this critical country. There isn't a village he hasn't visited and a front line he hasn't crossed. The world is belatedly waking up to the importance of Ukraine. And Miller is the ultimate guide." -- Peter Pomerantsev, author of This Is Not Propaganda and Nothing Is True And Everything Is Possible

"A penetrating account of the reality of Putin's war on Ukraine... With powerful stories and insightful background, Miller provides a human dimension to a bloody conflict." -Kirkus - starred review

"War correspondent Miller's heart-pounding debut describes in gritty detail the frontline fighting and key events preceding Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine...this is frontline reporting at its finest." -Publishers Weekly

"Written with love, respect, and the critical eye of a reporter, the book evinces deep
dedication to an adopted homeland... The War Came to Us is a detailed, personal, and engaging account of recent transformative events in Ukraine's history." -Foreword

"Fascinating." -Timothy Garton Ash

"It's Chris' capacity for both narrative restraint and warm-hearted, unpretentious observations of his surroundings that make him stand out among many chroniclers of modern Ukraine in both its horror and its glory." -Natalia Antonova website

Spis treści

Author's Note
Maps
A Brief History of Ukraine
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"
35 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

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Christopher Miller is a writer and journalist based in Brooklyn, New York and Kyiv, Ukraine.

Since 2019 he has been lead correspondent in Ukraine for Buzzfeed News, where he has been covering the current conflict. Before that he spent 5 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 Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 was Missouri Honor Medal Winner for Distinguished Service in Journalism.