Colin Freeman
@colinfreeman99.bsky.social
Journalist and author, one-time hostage of Somali pirates. Latest book is The Mad and the Brave: the Untold Story of Ukraine's Foreign Legion. "A modern-day Homage to Catalonia - and Fight Club on steroids"
@realjakebroe.bsky.social Dear Jake, is there a way I can DM you? Wondered if you'd be interested having me on your show to talk about my book on Ukraine's International Legion.
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
@realjakebroe.bsky.social Dear Jake, is there a way I can DM you? Wondered if you'd be interested having me on your show to talk about my book on Ukraine's International Legion.
Wrote this about Mexican drug cartels sending people to learn drone techniques in Ukraine www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Wrote this about Mexican drug cartels sending people to learn drone techniques in Ukraine www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Wrote this about the operations to keep Nigel Farage safe from hecklers, milkshake throwers and worse..
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October 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Wrote this about the operations to keep Nigel Farage safe from hecklers, milkshake throwers and worse..
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...
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Talked about my new book about British and US volunteers serving with Ukraine's International Legion, courtesy of The Unconventional Soldier podcast.
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S6 #096 The Mad and The Brave: Ukraine's Foreign Legion Volunteers
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September 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Talked about my new book about British and US volunteers serving with Ukraine's International Legion, courtesy of The Unconventional Soldier podcast.
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I’m looking forward to reading this. Thanks for the recommendation @colinfreeman99.bsky.social ! And to my favourite independent @allgoodbookshop.co.uk for supplying the goods.
September 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’m looking forward to reading this. Thanks for the recommendation @colinfreeman99.bsky.social ! And to my favourite independent @allgoodbookshop.co.uk for supplying the goods.
Reviewed former Mossad spy chief Yossi Cohen's memoir for The Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...
Meet Netanyahu’s worst nightmare – his old spymaster
Former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen wants to be Israel’s next prime minister. His autobiography shows he has the ‘persuasive’ streak required
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September 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Reviewed former Mossad spy chief Yossi Cohen's memoir for The Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...
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The Mad and the Brave: Untold stories of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion - successes and tragedies. Based on numerous interviews with volunteers, we learn their motivations, and compare the Legion to historical precedents like Spanish Civil War. @colinfreeman99.bsky.social - […]
The Mad and the Brave: Untold stories of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion - successes and tragedies. Based on numerous interviews with volunteers, we learn their motivations, and compare the Legion to historical precedents like Spanish Civil War. @colinfreeman99.bsky.social - […]
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September 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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The Mad and the Brave: Untold stories of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion - successes and tragedies. Based on numerous interviews with volunteers, we learn their motivations, and compare the Legion to historical precedents like Spanish Civil War. @colinfreeman99.bsky.social - […]
The Mad and the Brave: Untold stories of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion - successes and tragedies. Based on numerous interviews with volunteers, we learn their motivations, and compare the Legion to historical precedents like Spanish Civil War. @colinfreeman99.bsky.social - […]
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The Mad and the Brave: Untold stories of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion - successes and tragedies. Based on numerous interviews with volunteers, we learn their motivations, and compare the Legion to historical precedents like Spanish Civil War. @colinfreeman99.bsky.social - youtu.be/tLGfcYxbPoM
The Mad and the Brave: Untold Stories of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion
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September 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Mad and the Brave: Untold stories of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion - successes and tragedies. Based on numerous interviews with volunteers, we learn their motivations, and compare the Legion to historical precedents like Spanish Civil War. @colinfreeman99.bsky.social - youtu.be/tLGfcYxbPoM
Talked to Pyotr Kurzin's Global Gambit show about my new book on Ukraine's International Legion youtu.be/JZS31hoNdJY?...
Ukraine’s Strongest Weapon Putin Can’t Counter
YouTube video by Pyotr Kurzin | Geopolitics
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September 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Talked to Pyotr Kurzin's Global Gambit show about my new book on Ukraine's International Legion youtu.be/JZS31hoNdJY?...
Wrote this about Alan Williams, a British military volunteer killed in Ukraine. He had signed up just months after attempting to take his own life. Appears to have been a case of suicide by war, according to his widow...
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September 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Wrote this about Alan Williams, a British military volunteer killed in Ukraine. He had signed up just months after attempting to take his own life. Appears to have been a case of suicide by war, according to his widow...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
"More foreigners fought for Isis than Ukraine" - my new piece for The Spectator on Zelensky's Foreign Legion www.spectator.co.uk/article/ukra...
Ukraine’s Foreign Legion was doomed from the start
It seems that people would rather fight for a death cult than a democracy. At most, 15,000 foreigners have fought in Ukraine over the past three years. By contrast, an estimated 35,000 foreign fighter...
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September 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM
"More foreigners fought for Isis than Ukraine" - my new piece for The Spectator on Zelensky's Foreign Legion www.spectator.co.uk/article/ukra...
Wrote this about the cross-generational appeal of the Wicker Man for The Spectator
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Why the young worship folk horror
Why Gen-Z and Millennials are flocking to folk horror screenings of The Wicker Man at London’s St Giles’s Church.
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September 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Wrote this about the cross-generational appeal of the Wicker Man for The Spectator
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www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...
@mriyareportukraine.bsky.social Hi can you follow me so I can DM you?
August 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
@mriyareportukraine.bsky.social Hi can you follow me so I can DM you?
Wrote this about Britain's ability to counter Russian submarines
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The real hunt for Red October: Britain’s search for a Russian sub
When an intruder was detected near a Nato exercise at the weekend, it sparked a cat-and-mouse game spanning thousands of square miles
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August 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Wrote this about Britain's ability to counter Russian submarines
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