Orwell Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2012) Winner
Toby Harnden
トビー・ハーンデン
Tobī Hānden
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-01-14 （Portsmouth）
- Nationality
- British, American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Portsmouth, England → Marple, Greater Manchester → Rusholme, Manchester → Washington D.C. → Belfast → Jerusalem → Baghdad
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, author, Royal Navy officer
- Active Years
- 1985-2024
- Affiliations
- The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times, Royal Navy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi College, Oxford | — | Modern History | Bachelor of Arts (First Class) | 1985-1988 | United Kingdom |
| Britannia Royal Naval College | — | — | — | 1985年1月-8月 | United Kingdom |
| St Bede's College, Manchester | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Harrytown Comprehensive School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Modern History
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts (First Class)
Period:
1985-1988
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United Kingdom
College Prize and Miles Clauson Prize
Britannia Royal Naval College
Period:
1985年1月-8月
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
United Kingdom
Naval officer training
St Bede's College, Manchester
Country:
United Kingdom
Harrytown Comprehensive School
Country:
United Kingdom
Bredbury, Cheshire
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Orwell Prize | Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Defining Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan | books | The Orwell Foundation | winner |
Orwell Prize
2012
Work:
Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Defining Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan
Category:
books
Organization:
The Orwell Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bandit Country: The IRA & South Armagh
1999 Non-fictionA critically acclaimed book about the IRA and South Armagh that sold over 100,000 copies and led to the Smithwick Tribunal investigating Garda collusion in the 1989 murders of two RUC officers.
IRAThe TroublesSouth Armaghterrorism
Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Defining Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan
2011 Non-fictionThe story of the Welsh Guards in Britain's war in Afghanistan. Awarded the Orwell Prize for books in 2012 after a legal dispute with the Ministry of Defence.
Afghanistan warBritish ArmyWelsh GuardsPTSD
First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11
2021 Non-fictionThe untold story of the CIA's Team Alpha mission in Afghanistan following 9/11, referencing paramilitary officer Johnny Micheal Spann as the first casualty.
CIA9/11AfghanistanWar on Terror
Bibliography
- Bandit Country: The IRA & South Armagh
- Dead Men Risen: The Welsh Guards and the Defining Story of Britain's War in Afghanistan
- First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- investigative journalism styledetailed on-the-ground reportingjournalistic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- conflict zonesmilitary operationsterrorismpolitical collusion
Legacy
British-American author and journalist known for books on the IRA, Afghanistan war, and CIA operations. Awarded the Orwell Prize in 2012. Spent nearly 25 years as a foreign correspondent for British newspapers.
Quotes
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Since September 11, I feel like I'm more like an American than a European...
Source: Brookings Institution forum (2002)
Trivia
- Son of architect Keith Anthony Harnden and Valerie Anne Steadman Harnden (née Dixon).
- Became an American citizen in August 2009.
- Has two children.
- Retired from the Royal Navy as Lieutenant in 1994.
- Succeeded David Miliband as JCR President at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
- Imprisoned for 14 days in Zimbabwe in 2005.