Colin Freeman

The Mad and the Brave

The Untold Story of Ukraine's Foreign Legion

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Telegraph Best Book 2025 'Elegant and terrifying, the story of those who gave up life in the West for Ukraine's frontlines - some to save democracy, some to save themselves. A modern-day Homage to Catalonia - and Fight Club on steroids.' - Oliver Poole, London Standard 'A great read' - Mark Galeotti 'Brilliant' - The Daily Express With real-life echoes of SAS Rogue Heroes - this is an astonishing account of Europe's biggest major conflict, told through the eyes of a ragbag collection of foreign fighters Three days after Russian tanks roll into Ukraine, President Volodymr Zelensky issues a desperate appeal for foreign military volunteers to help defend his country. Thousands answer the call from all over the world: some of them experienced soldiers, others novices who've never held a gun before. Among their ranks are high-minded idealists, adventure-seekers bored with civilian life, and ex-criminals seeking redemption - all risking their lives against the world's most vicious superpower. Some flee at the first sign of trouble, others become heroes; many are killed, and a few turn their guns on each other. This is their story - often terrifying, often tragic, sometimes comic, and sometimes glorious...

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 270g
• ISBN-13: 9780008722500
• ISBN-10: 0008722501
• Artikelnr.: 74761712

Autorenporträt

Colin Freeman