Toby Harnden

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First Casualty

The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11

Beschreibung

"An award winning journalist reveals the dramatic true story of the CIA's Team Alpha, the first Americans to be dropped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan after 9/11"--

Autor

Toby Harnden is a winner of the Orwell Prize for Books. A former foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times of London and the Daily Telegraph who reported from thirty-three countries, he specializes in terrorism and war. Born in England, Harnden was imprisoned in Zimbabwe, prosecuted in Britain for protecting confidential sources, and vindicated by a $23 million public inquiry in Ireland. A dual British and US citizen, he spent a decade as a Royal Navy officer before becoming a journalist. He holds a First Class degree in modern history from Oxford and is the author of First Casualty,  Bandit Country: The IRA & South Armagh, and Dead Men Risen: An Epic Story of War and Heroism in Afghanistan. Previously based in London, Belfast, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Washington, DC, he lives in Virginia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little Brown and Company
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 162mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 686g
• ISBN-13: 9780316540957
• ISBN-10: 0316540951
• Artikelnr.: 61262495

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'Gripping ... A terrific action narrative' Max Hastings