{"product_id":"the-mad-and-the-brave-colin-freeman-9780008722470","title":"The Mad and the Brave","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Telegraph Best Book 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Elegant and terrifying, the story of those who gave up life in the West for Ukraine's frontlines - some to save democracy, some to save themselves. A modern-day Homage to Catalonia - and Fight Club on steroids.' - Oliver Poole, London Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A great read' - Mark Galeotti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant' - The Daily Express\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is their story - often terrifying, often tragic, sometimes comic, and sometimes glorious...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colin Freeman","offers":[{"title":"As New","offer_id":48675777282291,"sku":"9990002943294","price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780008722470.jpg?v=1773898515","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-mad-and-the-brave-colin-freeman-9780008722470","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}