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The Battle for Kyiv : the fight for Ukraine's capital / Christopher A. Lawrence.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lawrence, Christopher A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022.
- Kyïv (Ukraine)--History, Military--21st century.
- Kyïv (Ukraine).
- Ukraine--History, Military--21st century.
- Ukraine.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 280 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire ; Havertown, PA : Frontline Books, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2023.
- Summary:
- "On 24 February 2022, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, unleashed an attack on Ukraine that developed into the most significant conflict in Europe since the Second World War. Fought over the same ground that the Germans and the Soviet Union battled on between 1941 and 1944, Russia attempted to advance to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and replace its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with a puppet regime. Facing determined resistance, the Russians failed to reach the city, being compelled to withdraw and re-direct their forces to other fronts. The Battle of Kyiv tells the story of the heroic resilience of the Ukrainians over the military forces of a country which has more than three times its population and an economy almost ten times larger. This book is also an analysis of the enormous support given to Ukraine, both politically and militarily, by NATO and other nations, without which Ukraine's military might have failed to beat back the invaders. The author explores the first phase of the war, during which Russian armour, mechanized and air mobile troops drove on Kyiv, surrounded Chernigov, seized Kherson twice, and threatened the very existence of the Ukrainian state. The United States' intelligence services estimated that the Russians would seize Kyiv within three days. They offered to evacuate President Zelensky back to Lvov. His alleged response to the Americans was: 'I need ammunition, not a ride.' He and his government stayed in Kyiv and the battle lines were drawn." -- from inside cover.
- Contents:
- The history of an independent Ukraine
- The Orange Revolution, EuroMaidan and the First War
- Build-up to the Second War
- The Ukrainian Army
- The Russian Army
- The first day of the war, 24 February 2022
- The fight over Hostomel Airfield, 24 February-1 March 2022
- The fight over Kherson, 24 February-3 March
- The attack in Northeast Ukraine and the advance on Kyiv, 24 February-10 March 2022
- The fight at Brovary, 9-12 March 2022
- The air war, 24 February-31 March 2022
- The advance on Kharkiv, 24 February-31 March 2022
- The advance in the Donbas, 24 February-31 March 2022
- Melitopol, Berdiansk and Mariupol, 24 February-2 March 2022
- The continued battle for Kyiv, 10 March-31 March 2022
- Odessa, 24 February-31 March 2022
- The advance to Mykolaiv, 25 February-31 March 2022
- The stalled advance, 12-31 March, 2022
- The retreat, 30 March-4 April 2022
- An evaluation of the Two Armies
- An evaluation of the war
- The salvation and creation of the nation of Ukraine.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-280)
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1399048481
- 9781399048484
- OCLC:
- 1369313469
- Publisher Number:
- 99996216555
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