A young adult graphic novel that captures the complexities of the
war in Ukraine, focusing on the siege of Mariupol (Feb '22 - May
'22) and the brave people who stayed to defend their city against
Russian forces as well as the resulting effects on global politics.
A city ruined. In once quiet residential streets, two armies
battle, driving people into cellars and basements with little food
or water. No lights or heat. Dwindling medical supplies. Shells and
bullets deliver cruel, random death to the young and old, men,
women, and children. This is Mariupol, a Ukrainian city and early
target of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Bordering Russian-occupied
territory, the coastal city seemed doomed to a defeat that would
come within days, if not hours. Could Mariupol, and Ukraine,
survive? As Russian rockets threatened the city, Ukrainians
resisted, and with a heroic combination of sacrifice and bravery,
the besieged city endured . . . for months. But it all came at a
steep cost. With compassion and his keen journalist's eye, Sibert
Honor creator Don Brown illuminates the horrors of Mariupol and the
depredations of its people not seen in the city since World War II.
He also shows that outside of Mariupol, the city's agonies were
mirrored by similar events occurring in towns and cities across
Ukraine. 82 Days in Mariupol reminds us that the bloody defiance
shown at The Alamo, Dunkirk, Leningrad, and Thermopylae isn't
confined to the past but has a violent, modern presence. It is the
story of senseless destruction, patriotism, and grit against long
odds-a brutal battle whose consequences still reverberate across
Ukraine and continue to reshape the global political landscape.
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