{"product_id":"the-mad-and-the-brave-colin-freeman-9780008722500","title":"The Mad and the Brave","description":"A Telegraph Best Book 2025                    '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          ‘A great read’ – Mark Galeotti          'Brilliant' – The Daily Express                      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                     Three 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.             Among 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.             This is their story – often terrifying, often tragic, sometimes comic, and sometimes glorious…","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781641568544,"sku":"9780008722500","price":9.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780008722500_2463545.jpg?v=1780556150","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/the-mad-and-the-brave-colin-freeman-9780008722500","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}