Luke Harding

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING The first book of reportage from the front line of the Ukraine war. This is a powerful, moving first draft of history written by the award-winning Guardian journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Collusion and Shadow State. For months, the omens had pointed in one scarcely believable direction: Russia was about to invade Ukraine. And yet, the world was stunned by the epochal scale of the assault that began in February 2022. It was an attempt by one nation to devour another. Invasion is Luke Harding’s compelling chronicle of the war that changed everything. For this breathtaking work of reportage he spent months reporting on the ground during the build up to the conflict and afterward; his book tells of the initial days of shock and panic, the grim reality of this ongoing war, and the unheard human stories behind the headlines. Invasion also offers insightful portraits of the the war's two great personalities. One, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is an actor-turned-president who rallied support on a global stage. The other, Vladimir Putin, is a dictator who dwells in a strange and unreachable realm. Harding examines the ideological, religious and personal reasons behind Putin's decision to invade. And he confronts a crucial question: which side will prevail in this terrible war? With the ripple effects of the largest armed conflict in Europe since 1945 already being felt beyond Ukraine and Russia’s borders, it is more vital than ever to understand how the situation on the front line will have profound effects for us all. Written in Luke Harding’s starkly transfixing style, Invasion makes for essential reading. *Includes a brand new chapter for the paperback edition* *** Author royalties from this edition will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

24. únor 2022, den, který změnil Evropu i celý svět. V dramatickém, přesvědčivém a dechberoucím vyprávění o zlomovém okamžiku naší doby podává světoznámý reportér Guardianu a autor několika bestsellerů Luke Harding zprávu o ruské invazi na Ukrajinu z první ruky. Když Putin zahájil brutální útok proti nezávislé zemi, Harding byl přímo na místě, v Kyjevě. Nesmyslné násilí ovšem narazilo na ohromující vzdor – mimo jiné od bojujícího prezidenta Volodymyra Zelenského – a neskutečnou odvahu lidí, kteří byli a jsou připraveni riskovat vše, aby si zachovali svobodu pro sebe i svůj národ. Kniha přináší pronikavý popis historie, kterou stále žijeme. Zaznamenává hlavní události, místa i postavy největšího konfliktu v Evropě od druhé světové války. Sledujeme zvěrstva v Buči, zoufalý vzdor Mariupolu i děsivou ruskou hru v Černobylu. Máme možnost nahlédnout do zákulisí rozhodování Západu i do myšlenkových pochodů diktátora z Kremlu. Harding zachycuje klíčový okamžik dějin s otevřeností, nadhledem a neochvějným zaměřením na lidské příběhy vržené do víru monumentálního boje. Autorem je britský novinář (*1968), spisovatel a oceněný zahraniční zpravodaj deníku The Guardian. V letech 2007 až 2011 vedl jeho moskevskou pobočku. Kreml ho vypověděl ze země jako prvního novináře od konce studené války a v létě 2022 ho zařadil na oficiální černou listinu.

The first book of reportage from the front line of the Ukraine war. This is a powerful, moving first draft of history written by the award-winning Guardian journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Collusion and Shadow State. For months, the omens had pointed in one scarcely believable direction: Russia was about to invade Ukraine. And yet, the world was stunned by the epochal scale of the assault that began in February 2022. It was an attempt by one nation to devour another. Invasion is Luke Harding’s compelling chronicle of the war that changed everything. For this breathtaking work of reportage he spent months reporting on the ground during the build up to the conflict and afterward; his book tells of the initial days of shock and panic, the grim reality of this ongoing war, and the unheard human stories behind the headlines. Invasion also offers insightful portraits of the the war's two great personalities. One, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is an actor-turned-president who rallied support on a global stage. The other, Vladimir Putin, is a dictator who dwells in a strange and unreachable realm. Harding examines the ideological, religious and personal reasons behind Putin's decision to invade. And he confronts a crucial question: which side will prevail in this terrible war? With the ripple effects of the largest armed conflict in Europe since 1945 already being felt beyond Ukraine and Russia’s borders, it is more vital than ever to understand how the situation on the front line will have profound effects for us all. Written in Luke Harding’s starkly transfixing style, Invasion makes for essential reading.

MOSCOW, July 1987. Real-estate tycoon Donald Trump visits Soviet Russia for the first time at the invitation of the government. LONDON, December 2016. Luke Harding meets former MI6 officer Christopher Steele to discuss the president-elect’s connections with Russia. Harding follows two leads; money and sex. WASHINGTON, January 2017. Steele’s explosive dossier alleges that the Kremlin has been 'cultivating, supporting, and assisting' Trump for years and that they have compromising information about him. Trump responds on twitter, 'FAKE NEWS.' In Collusion, award-winning journalist Luke Harding reveals the true nature of Trump’s decades-long relationship with Russia and presents the gripping inside story of the dossier. It features exclusive new material and draws on sources from the intelligence community. Harding tells an astonishing story of offshore money, sketchy real-estate deals, a Miss Universe Pageant, mobsters, money laundering, hacking and Kremlin espionage. He shines a light on powerful Russian players like Aras Agalarov, Natalia Veselnitskaya and Sergey Kislyak, whose motivations and instructions may have come from Vladimir Putin himself. The special prosecutor, Robert Mueller, has already indicted several of the American protagonists, including Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort. More charges are likely as the crisis engulfs Trump’s administration. This book gets to the heart of the biggest political scandal of the modern era. Russia is reshaping the world order to its advantage: this is something that should trouble us all

Volby ve Spojených státech v listopadu 2016 otřásly americkou i mezinárodní scénou. Jejich výsledek šokoval nejen poraženou Hillary Clintonovou, ale i vítěze voleb Donalda Trumpa. Zaskočil též americké spojence v NATO. Překvapil i Kreml a snad jen tam se radovali. Podle Dmitrije Peskova prý kremelští oslavovali Trumpův triumf pitkou, která trvala tři dny. Od vstupu Trumpa do Bílého domu už uplynul víc než rok, ale stále není jasné, jak mohl právě on vyhrát. Hardingova kniha přináší existenčně důležité informace. Částecně i díky ní dnes nikdo na Západě nepochybuje o ruské zpravodajské operaci ve prospěch Donalda Trumpa. A v racionálních momentech o ní ve skrytu své duše nepochybuje ani on sám. Barevná fotografická příloha.

It began with an unsigned email: "I am a senior member of the intelligence community". What followed was the most spectacular intelligence breach ever, brought about by one extraordinary man, Edward Snowden. The consequences have shaken the leaders of nations worldwide, from Obama to Cameron, to the presidents of Brazil, France, and Indonesia, and the chancellor of Germany. Edward Snowden, a young computer genius working for America's National Security Agency, blew the whistle on the way this frighteningly powerful organisation uses new technology to spy on the entire planet. The spies call it "mastering the internet". Others call it the death of individual privacy. This is the inside story of Snowden's deeds and the journalists who faced down pressure from the US and UK governments to break a remarkable scoop. Snowden's story reads like a globe-trotting thriller, from the day he left his glamorous girlfriend in Hawaii, carrying a hard drive full of secrets, to the weeks of secret-spilling in Hong Kong and his battle for asylum. Now stuck in Moscow, a uniquely hunted man, he faces US espionage charges and an uncertain future in exile. What drove Snowden to sacrifice himself? Award-winning Guardian journalist Luke Harding asks the question which should trouble every citizen of the internet age. Luke Harding's other books include Wikileaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy and Mafia State: How One Reporter Became an Enemy of the Brutal New Russia.