83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary

★ “An important piece of history in progress is captured here, and readers will not fail to be moved.” — School Library Journal (starred review)★ “Bolstered with robust source notes, this is a flawless book about a senseless atrocity.” — Booklist (starred review)★ “Brown offers up an intensely powerful graphic novel that humanizes an overwhelming tragedy. [His] masterful composition layers the emotional impact throughout, utilizing each element of the graphic novel format to function much like a documentary, chronicling the violence, terror, and bravery seen in the 83 days of intense battle.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)★ “Here’s a rare chronicle of a contemporary, ongoing war. This powerful work of graphic nonfiction concludes with source notes and a bibliography.“— Horn Book (starred review)“A harrowing account of Ukrainian civilians and their defenders. Succinct, effective storytelling combined with haunting art.“— Kirkus Reviews”Brown urgently captures the harsh realities of the war in Ukraine in this viscerally illustrated work.” — Publishers Weekly

Don Brown is the author of Thunder in the Morning Calm, The Malacca Conspiracy, The Navy Justice Series and Black Sea Affair, a submarine thriller that predicted the 2008 shooting war between Russia and Georgia. Don served five years in the U.S. Navy as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, which gave him an exceptional vantage point into both the Navy and the inner workings of “inside-the-beltway” as an action officer assigned to the pentagon. He left active duty in 1992 to pursue private practice, but remained on inactive status through 1999, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He and his family live in North Carol