{"product_id":"dogs-of-mariupol","title":"Dogs of Mariupol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Kateryna hung up her dresses,\nOksana and Stanislav put down their lawyers' briefs and Oksen slammed shut his\nphilosophy textbooks. Alongside thousands of their fellow citizens, they\nstrapped on armour, picked up weapons and chose to risk their lives for the\nfreedom and independence of their homeland. Many would never return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJournalist Tom Mutch woke up in Kyiv on 24 February to a\nworld changed for ever. Making a fateful choice to stay and cover the invasion,\nhe witnessed the forging of an 'iron generation' of young Ukrainians. With\nfirst-hand reporting from all the major battlegrounds and front lines, \u003ci\u003eThe\nDogs of Mariupol \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the war's notorious encounters, such as the\nBattle of Kyiv and the Siege of Mariupol, but also uncovers untold stories,\nlike the 1st Tank Brigade's desperate defence of Chernihiv and the civilian guerrilla\narmy fighting overwhelming odds in Sumy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a triumphalist account of Ukraine's fight,\nhowever. It painstakingly documents the immense human catastrophe wrought on\nUkrainian society and the divisions between those who fought and those who\nfled. It also delves deeper into events to answer important historical\nquestions: could the Russian plan to capture Kyiv have succeeded? Did Ukraine\nmake a fatal error by committing for so long to the defence of Bakhmut? And\nwith more western support, could Ukraine have won this terrible war outright?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biteback Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54250240541016,"sku":"9781785909733","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781785909733.jpg?v=1777888817","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dogs-of-mariupol","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}