Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence
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Summary
A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people in their resistance by Yaroslav Trofimov， the Ukrainian chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal。
"Our Enemies Will Vanish achieves the highest level of war reporting: a tough， detailed account that nevertheless reads like a great novel。 One is reminded of Michael Herr's Dispatches。。。 Frankly， it's what we have all aspired to。 I did not really understand Ukraine until I read Trofimov's account。" --Sebastian Junger
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， one of the world's great military powers， in a modern-day battle of David and Goliath。 Putin had intended to conquer and annex Ukraine with a vicious blitzkrieg， redrawing the map of Europe in a few short weeks with seismic geopolitical consequences。 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 the epic bravery of the Ukrainian people--people Trofimov knows very well。
For Trofimov， this war is deeply personal。 He grew up in Kyiv and his family has lived there for generations。 With deep empathy and local understanding， Trofimov tells the story of how everyday Ukrainian citizens--doctors， computer programmers， businesspeople， and schoolteachers--risked their lives and lost loved ones。 He blends their brave and tragic stories with expert military analysis， providing unique insight into the thinking of Ukrainian leadership and mapping out the decisive stages of what has become a perilous war for Ukraine， the Putin regime， and indeed， the world。
This brutal， catastrophic struggle is unfolding on another continent， but the United States and its NATO allies have become deeply implicated。 As the war drags on， it threatens to engulf the world。 We cannot look away。 At once heart-breaking and inspiring， Our Enemies Will Vanish is a riveting， vivid， and first-hand account of the Ukrainian refusal to surrender。 It is the story of ordinary people fighting not just for their homes and their families but for justice and democracy itself。
"Our Enemies Will Vanish achieves the highest level of war reporting: a tough， detailed account that nevertheless reads like a great novel。 One is reminded of Michael Herr's Dispatches。。。 Frankly， it's what we have all aspired to。 I did not really understand Ukraine until I read Trofimov's account。" --Sebastian Junger
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， one of the world's great military powers， in a modern-day battle of David and Goliath。 Putin had intended to conquer and annex Ukraine with a vicious blitzkrieg， redrawing the map of Europe in a few short weeks with seismic geopolitical consequences。 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 the epic bravery of the Ukrainian people--people Trofimov knows very well。
For Trofimov， this war is deeply personal。 He grew up in Kyiv and his family has lived there for generations。 With deep empathy and local understanding， Trofimov tells the story of how everyday Ukrainian citizens--doctors， computer programmers， businesspeople， and schoolteachers--risked their lives and lost loved ones。 He blends their brave and tragic stories with expert military analysis， providing unique insight into the thinking of Ukrainian leadership and mapping out the decisive stages of what has become a perilous war for Ukraine， the Putin regime， and indeed， the world。
This brutal， catastrophic struggle is unfolding on another continent， but the United States and its NATO allies have become deeply implicated。 As the war drags on， it threatens to engulf the world。 We cannot look away。 At once heart-breaking and inspiring， Our Enemies Will Vanish is a riveting， vivid， and first-hand account of the Ukrainian refusal to surrender。 It is the story of ordinary people fighting not just for their homes and their families but for justice and democracy itself。
Reviews
Susan Leigh Connors
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Five stars。 I really enjoyed this book。 I was familiar with all of the events that have happened over the past two years， but there were so many interesting details and back stories in this book that I couldn’t stop listening。
Daniel Gusev
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An important book。 Where Plokhy’s “Russo-Ukrainian War” provides a historical narrative to the malign act - Trofimov re-enacts every bloody day with personal stories， abridged versions of which were reported by him in the WSJ。 An emotional retelling of individual stories that form the fabric of resistance。…“…I watched as Stanislav Baklanov， a manager at a construction company， comforted his seven-year-old son， Vladimir。 … His wife had been driving with Vladimir and their daughter， trying to esca An important book。 Where Plokhy’s “Russo-Ukrainian War” provides a historical narrative to the malign act - Trofimov re-enacts every bloody day with personal stories， abridged versions of which were reported by him in the WSJ。 An emotional retelling of individual stories that form the fabric of resistance。…“…I watched as Stanislav Baklanov， a manager at a construction company， comforted his seven-year-old son， Vladimir。 … His wife had been driving with Vladimir and their daughter， trying to escape Kharkiv， on February 28， when Russian soldiers fired on them， killing her instantly， while Vladimir was brought to the hospital with life-threatening wounds。 … "He probably knows that his mama is dead， but he still keeps calling her，" he said。 "Best if he doesn't know。 He' s got too many problems of his own to deal with right now。" 。。。more
Mgenkin
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Over the last week I was reliving 2022 with Yaroslav Trofimov’s latest book Our Enemies Will Vanish @yarotrof。 My grandfather， a man who only briefly saw combat in the World War Two （he was a forced laborer in Germany for most of it before briefly joining French resistance）， would only read books about the war。 He had a high stack of Soviet military memoirs on his night stand。 My other grandfather， a veteran who fought at Stalingrad， had no such urge。 I haven’t been in Ukraine in 2022。 I think I Over the last week I was reliving 2022 with Yaroslav Trofimov’s latest book Our Enemies Will Vanish @yarotrof。 My grandfather， a man who only briefly saw combat in the World War Two （he was a forced laborer in Germany for most of it before briefly joining French resistance）， would only read books about the war。 He had a high stack of Soviet military memoirs on his night stand。 My other grandfather， a veteran who fought at Stalingrad， had no such urge。 I haven’t been in Ukraine in 2022。 I think I am destined to forever read about this year in Ukraine。2022 was a very traumatic experience for me， my family， most of my friends。 Twenty minutes after Putin speech I was on a phone planning next morning rally in NYU with my @razom。for。ukraine crowd， two days later we were staying late in the office， answering news organizations， donors， thinking of ways to help while also calling our friends and relatives （in my case it was 95 year old grandmother still living in Kyiv）。 For months after， we processed donations， bought tacmed， equipment， developed a grant program supporting people in the front lines， etc etc。 And during all of this we constantly scrolled through telegram channels reading the news。 We were entrenched without being there physically。 There was not that much new information for me in Yaroslav Trofimov’s book， but somehow reliving it through his eyes， celebrating resilience and victories of the first year of the war， had been very therapeutic。 2023 was in some ways a much harder year when we learned to live with this war present， finally saw apathy and resistance from Americans who were just so supportive and enthusiastic a year before， and， for me personally， it was also a year of the first personal loss of this war。 The mood right now is rather grim。 But his book makes me remember that the war is already won。 Russia lost。 Ukraine survived and russia was thoroughly humiliated。 If only someone on the russian side was brave enough to accept this truth and to stop this madness。 If only…@yarotrof is WSJ chief foreign correspondent who previously covered Middle East， including America’s retreat from Afghanistan。 He was also born in Kyiv， so this war was far more personal。 This is a great book。 It is detailed without being overly embellished， it chronicles what happened while also providing a lot of personal perspectives。 Trofimov criss crossed the country and visited the most important battles and the hardest areas。 He was in Kyiv in February， he was in areas shortly after liberation， he was in Bahmut。 There are episodes of sheer madness of this war that he personally encountered。20 days in Mariupol， a documentary movie by Mstislav Chernov is a similarly direct journalistic account of what happened in just one city。 I have watched it twice already。 Watching these accounts， reading them， helps us to keep our anger （лють） alive。 Our enemies will indeed vanish， if we never forget。 。。。more
Ryan
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One of the best accounts of the 2022+ War in Ukraine （from the Ukraine side）， by a war correspondent for the WSJ。 Covers the conflict up to mid-summer 2023， with a little bit more detail about the Wagner collapse added as a post script。 Interesting because as a journalist he could explore different areas of the conflict， ranging from front line conflict all the way to to President， but he also has more subject matter expertise and willingness to go into harms way than most journalists。 Does a pr One of the best accounts of the 2022+ War in Ukraine （from the Ukraine side）， by a war correspondent for the WSJ。 Covers the conflict up to mid-summer 2023， with a little bit more detail about the Wagner collapse added as a post script。 Interesting because as a journalist he could explore different areas of the conflict， ranging from front line conflict all the way to to President， but he also has more subject matter expertise and willingness to go into harms way than most journalists。 Does a pretty good job of putting the individual actions into a broader context， although this is much more "this is what is happening" vs。 "this is a theory of what's happening and these are facts to support the theory"。This was mostly a book about people and their actions， rather than technology， weapons systems， and assessments of capabilities and doctrine。 I'm particularly interested in how to apply the lessons of the Ukraine conflict to other future wars， but that will be covered in other books。I'm very interested in learning about the conflict from the other side， especially the Wagner， logistic， and home front politics in Russia， but we're unlikely to get honest reporting of that stuff for 5+ years after the conflict ends， and in January 2024， there's no particular end in sight。 。。。more
Katelyn
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Ukranian journalist Yaroslav Trofimov （Wall Street Journal）， details the Russian invasion of Ukraine from February 2022 through the summer of 2023。 Trofimov was on the ground in Ukraine from the first day of the war， moving between different parts of the country， speaking with personnel at all levels （including Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy，） documenting the war。 This is a detailed， heartbreaking account of the initial year （and then some） of the war。 Extremely well written; I couldn't Ukranian journalist Yaroslav Trofimov （Wall Street Journal）， details the Russian invasion of Ukraine from February 2022 through the summer of 2023。 Trofimov was on the ground in Ukraine from the first day of the war， moving between different parts of the country， speaking with personnel at all levels （including Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy，） documenting the war。 This is a detailed， heartbreaking account of the initial year （and then some） of the war。 Extremely well written; I couldn't put this book down。 。。。more
Eleanor With Cats
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