{"product_id":"the-war-came-to-us-life-and-death-in-ukraine-9781399406857","title":"The War Came to Us: Life and Death in Ukraine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid... Shocking... [Miller] brings a seasoned, personal perspective to his account of both the 16-month conflict and its wider roots.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An eye-opening and deeply touching inside story of the country's long fight for freedom against Russian aggression.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWaterstones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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 \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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, \u003ci\u003eThe War Came To Us \u003c\/i\u003etakes 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 forces in Bucha, Bakhmut, Mariupol, and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 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, \u003ci\u003eThe War Came To Us \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399406857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Miller is a writer and journalist based in Kyiv, Ukraine and Brooklyn, New York. He appears frequently on major US television news programmes, including those on CNN and MSNBC. He was interviewed for MSNBC's documentary film \u003ci\u003eHeadliners: Paul Manafort\u003c\/i\u003e, and HBO's \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e. Chris also appears regularly on podcasts and radio programmes on the BBC, NPR, CBC, Monocle, Crooked Media and elsewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since 2022 he has been lead correspondent in Ukraine for the Financial Times. He was previously a world and national security reporter for POLITICO and a Ukraine correspondent for BuzzFeed News, where he covered the Euromaidan revolution and the invasion of Crimea. Before that he spent five years as a correspondent for Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty in Kyiv. He has lived and worked in Ukraine for 13 years. His writing and journalism has been published in \u003ci\u003ePOLITICO Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, Vice News, the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outline\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGlobalPost\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His coverage of Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 was Missouri Honor Medal Winner for Distinguished Service in Journalism.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41100112199795,"sku":"9.7814E+12","price":31.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_cf893275-7e49-48ee-b937-e34cc43e3b42.jpg?v=1700141389","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-war-came-to-us-life-and-death-in-ukraine-9781399406857","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}