The dogs of Mariupol : Russia's invasion and the forging of Ukraine's iron generation / Tom Mutch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mutch, Tom, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022--Social aspects.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022--Public opinion.

Youth--Ukraine.

Youth.

Ukraine--Social conditions.

Ukraine.

Physical Description:

xxx, 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Biteback Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Kateryna hung up her dresses, Oksana and Stanislav put down their lawyers' briefs and Oksen slammed shut his philosophy textbooks. Alongside thousands of their fellow citizens, they strapped on armour, picked up weapons and chose to risk their lives for the freedom and independence of their homeland. Many would never return. Journalist Tom Mutch woke up in Kyiv on 24 February to a world changed for ever. Making a fateful choice to stay and cover the invasion, he witnessed the forging of an 'iron generation' of young Ukrainians. With first-hand reporting from all the major battlegrounds and front lines, The Dogs of Mariupol recounts the war's notorious encounters, such as the Battle of Kyiv and the Siege of Mariupol, but also uncovers untold stories, like the 1st Tank Brigade's desperate defence of Chernihiv and the civilian guerrilla army fighting overwhelming odds in Sumy. This is not a triumphalist account of Ukraine's fight, however. It painstakingly documents the immense human catastrophe wrought on Ukrainian society and the divisions between those who fought and those who fled. It also delves deeper into events to answer important historical questions: could the Russian plan to capture Kyiv have succeeded? Did Ukraine make a fatal error by committing for so long to the defence of Bakhmut? And with more western support, could Ukraine have won this terrible war outright?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781785909733

1785909738

OCLC:

1526231112

Publisher Number:

90103498271

CIPO000241502