A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian
resistance by Pulitzer Prize finalist Yaroslav Trofimov the chief foreign-affairs
correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. 'Reads like a great novel' SEBASTIAN JUNGER'An
instant classic' STEVE COLL----Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 Yaroslav Trofimov
has spent months on end at the heart of the conflict very often on its front lines. In this
authoritative account he traces the war's decisive moments-from the battle for Kyiv to more
recently the gruelling and bloody arm wrestle involving the Wagner group over Bakhmut-to show
how Ukraine and its allies have turned the tide against Russia in a modern-day battle of David
and Goliath. Putin had intended to conquer Ukraine with a vicious blitzkrieg in a few short
weeks. But in the face of this existential threat the Ukrainian people fought back turning
what looked like certain defeat into a great moral victory even as the territorial battle
continues to seesaw to this day. This is the story of their epic bravery in the face of almost
unthinkable aggression. For Trofimov this war is deeply personal. He grew up in Kyiv and his
family has lived there for generations. He tells the story of how everyday Ukrainian
citizens-doctors computer programmers businesspeople and schoolteachers-risked their lives
and lost loved ones. At once heart-breaking and inspiring and combining vivid reportage with
expert military analysis and rare insight into the thinking of Ukrainian leadership Our
Enemies Will Vanish tells the riveting story Ukraine's fight for survival and refusal to
surrender as it has never been told before. ----'An essential first draft' ANNE
APPLEBAUM'Essential reading' CLARISSA WARD'Outstanding' PETER FRANKOPAN'Achieves the highest
level of war reporting I did not really understand Ukraine until I read Trofimov's account'
SEBASTIAN JUNGER bestselling author of The Perfect Storm'A stunning work of eyewitness
reportage and literary nuance that brings alive both the brutalities of the Russian invasion of
Ukraine and the war's small absurdities and comic interludes' STEVE COLL Pulitzer Prize
winning author of Ghost Wars'An essential document for our times' DEXTER FILKINS Pulitzer
Prize winning author of The Forever War'Takes the reader from the corridors of power to
frontline trenches. Trofimov's gripping account is full of crisp details' QUENTIN SOMERVILLE
BBC Middle East Correspondent
