{"product_id":"total-war-1","title":"New Total War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom\nthe revolutionary use of drones to staged coups, child abduction and psychological\nwarfare, the war in Ukraine is like no other. It is a new form of total war, combining\ntraditional military force with all the non-military tools of the Russian state.\nThe 2022 invasion was just the next stage of a conflict that Russia has been\nfighting since 2005, using all the tactics at its disposal to control Ukraine's\npolitics and wreak havoc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining\nover a decade of research, astute analysis and powerful stories from the front\nline, and including striking photographs of the people and scenes he\nencountered along the way, Bob Seely has written the authoritative guide to\nthis new form of conflict. Travelling extensively throughout Ukraine, Seely\nmeets figures such as Panoushka, the sniper who continues to fight despite the\nloss of her fiance, and Ksenia, the seventeen-year-old who journeyed through\nRussia searching for her abducted younger brother. Above all, Seely argues that\nunderstanding Moscow's new total war is critical because Russia considers\nitself at war with the West as well as Ukraine, directing some of the tactics\nused there against us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInsightful,\ngripping and at times moving, this book is essential reading for anyone who wants\nto understand the unconventional methods Russia and other authoritarian states\nwill use to challenge the West for global supremacy and undermine our beliefs, power\nand influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biteback Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229022245208,"sku":"9781785909481","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781785909481_72459aac-8255-43d0-8e38-73d895fe9aae.jpg?v=1778729437","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/total-war-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}