The Mad and the Brave - The Untold Story of Ukraine's Foreign Legion

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...

Product details

• Authors: Colin Freeman, Freeman Colin
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.07.2025
• EAN: 9780008722470
• ISBN: 978-0-00-872247-0
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book; Ukraine, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, True war & combat stories, Geopolitics, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Reportage & collected journalism, Battles & campaigns, Special & elite forces, Special and elite forces, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, War & defence operations, Land forces & warfare, Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare, Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Russia / General, HISTORY / Europe / Ukraine, Kyiv (Kiev)