Journalism is not always history's first draft when it comes to covering war. Soldiers and those who have experienced war begin to tell stories in an attempt to make sense of the violence and chaos they've witnessed.
The stories we tell about a war can shape the perception of history and influence future conflicts. In the case of Ukraine, the book 'Our Enemies Will Vanish' by Yaroslav Trofimov might be the opening salvo in defining the narrative of the Russian invasion and Ukraine's war of independence. [ more ]