Invasion: Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival

Invasion is a powerful and moving account of the Ukraine war, written by the award-winning Guardian journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Collusion and Shadow State. It provides insight into the ideological, religious, and personal reasons behind Vladimir Putin's decision to invade and examines the war's two great personalities, Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Vladimir Putin. The book is essential reading for understanding the ripple effects of the largest armed conflict in Europe since 1945.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2023
Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing

A Finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing

The first book of reportage from the front line of the Ukraine war.

This is a powerful, moving first draft of history written by the award-winning Guardian journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Collusion and Shadow State.

An excellent, moving account of an ongoing tragedy.

Anne Applebaum

Compelling, important, and heartbreaking.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Essential reading.

Eliot Higgins, founder of Bellingcat

Brilliant.

Andrey Kurkov

For months, the omens had pointed in one scarcely believable direction: Russia was about to invade Ukraine.

And yet, the world was stunned by the epochal scale of the assault that began in February 2022.

It was an attempt by one nation to devour another.

Invasion is Luke Harding's compelling chronicle of the war that changed everything.

For this breathtaking work of reportage, he spent months reporting on the ground during the build-up to the conflict and afterward; his book tells of the initial days of shock and panic, the grim reality of this ongoing war, and the unheard human stories behind the headlines.

Invasion also offers insightful portraits of the war's two great personalities.

One, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is an actor-turned-president who rallied support on a global stage.

The other, Vladimir Putin, is a dictator who dwells in a strange and unreachable realm.

Harding examines the ideological, religious, and personal reasons behind Putin's decision to invade.

And he confronts a crucial question: which side will prevail in this terrible war?

With the ripple effects of the largest armed conflict in Europe since 1945 already being felt beyond Ukraine and Russia's borders, it is more vital than ever to understand how the situation.

Weight: 314g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783352777
Edition number: Main