Author: Serhii Plokhy

An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since WWII, from the New York Times bestselling author of “The Gates of Europe.”

Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world.

Why did Putin start the war — and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia has grown isolated.

Serhii Plokhy is a leading historian of Ukraine.