Many would never return. Covering the invasion first-hand, journalist Tom Mutchwitnessed the forging of an ‘iron generation’ of young Ukrainians. With eyewitnessreporting from all the major battlegrounds and front lines, The Dogs ofMariupol recounts the war’s notorious encounters, such as the Siege ofMariupol, but also uncovers untold stories, like the civilian guerrilla armyfighting overwhelming odds in Sumy. This is not a triumphalist account of Ukraine’s fight,however. Powerful and uncompromising, it painstakingly documents the immensehuman catastrophe wrought on Ukrainian society and the divisions between thosewho fought and those who fled. It also delves deeper to answer importantquestions: could the Russian plan to capture Kyiv have succeeded? Did Ukrainemake a fatal error by committing for so long to the defence of Bakhmut? Andwith more western support, could Ukraine have won the war outright?