{"product_id":"small-stubborn-town-life-death-and-defiance-in-ukraine","title":"Small, Stubborn Town: Life, death and defiance in Ukraine","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's March 2022 and Russian tanks are roaring across the vast, snow-dusted fields of Ukraine. Their destination: Voznesensk, a town with a small bridge that could change the course of the war. The heavily-armed Russians are expecting an easy fight - or no fight at all.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter all, Voznesensk is a quiet farming town, full of pensioners. But the locals appear to have other ideas. Svetlana, a grandmother with arthritis, reacts in fury when Russian troops turn her cottage into their blood-soaked headquarters.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eValentin, a quick-talking lawyer, joins the town's 'Dads Army' defenders, crouching in a trench with an AK47. Meanwhile, 21-year-old Sergei grabs a Molotov cocktail and lies in wait for Russian tanks as they push towards Dead Water Bridge. The odds are terrible.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut a plan is emerging, and there's a chance it could save not just Voznesensk, but the rest of southern Ukraine. Meanwhile, inside the tanks, an inner battle rages. As Russian officer Igor Rudenko prepares to invade, he has a secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: UK, 2024\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bonnier Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003ePages: 146\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9781804185025\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 1804185027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Harding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383386530058,"sku":"","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781804185025.jpg?v=1711895139","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/small-stubborn-town-life-death-and-defiance-in-ukraine","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}