THE WAR CAME TO US

A WATERSTONES BOOK OF 2023 A beautiful blend of memoir reportage and history superb Irish Times powerful and insightful Miller provides a human dimension to a bloody conflict Kirkus Reviews This is a fully updated paperback edition of the highly successful The War Came To Us written by the leading journalist of the conflict who has lived and worked in Ukraine for over a decade and includes a new foreword and never before seen photographs Although Russia s full scale invasion of Ukraine was launched in 2022 the seeds of the war were sown a decade earlier This is the definitive inside story of Ukraine s long fight for freedom Told through Miller s personal experiences vivid front line dispatches and illuminating interviews with unforgettable characters The War Came To Us takes readers on a riveting journey through the key locales and pivotal events of Ukraine s modern history With candor wit and sensitivity Miller captures Ukraine in all its glory vast defiant resilient and full of wonder A narrative that is at times both poignant and inspiring The War Came To Us is 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 imp