Toby Harnden: Avenging 9/11

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Jack Carr

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🗓️ 1 December 2021

⏱️ 152 minutes

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Summary

Today's guest on Danger Close is Toby Harnden.

Toby Harnden is an accomplished author, editor and journalist, known for in-depth reporting, and fearless approach to writing. In fact, he was once even imprisoned in Zimbabwe for his reporting and has also faced prosecution in Northern Ireland related to his work. Toby reported from more than 30 countries during his time as a foreign correspondent for The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times of London.

He served as an officer in the Royal Navy and holds dual U.S. and British citizenship. Toby’s first book, Bandit Country, is a must read for those interested in understanding The Troubles in Northern Ireland.

His book Dead Men Risen: An Epic Story of War and Heroism in Afghanistan was awarded the prestigious Orwell Prize. He recently released his latest work, First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11.

You can learn more at TobyHarnden.com

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0:00.0	This is the Danger Close Podcast, beyond the books with me, Jack Carr.
0:17.0	Welcome to the Danger Close Podcast, an Ironclad original presented by Six Hour.
0:21.6	My guest today is author, journalist, all around fascinating guy, Toby Harnedon.
0:27.8	He is a veteran of the British Royal Navy and the author of three books, Bandit Country,
0:32.6	about the IRA in Northern Ireland, Deadman Risen, about Afghanistan, and his latest first
0:38.9	casualty, which is about the first teams into Afghanistan following 9-11.
0:45.4	It's an incredible read, character driven story.
0:48.1	We talk about his path into journalism.
0:50.2	We talk about these three books on the podcast, had a great time talking to him.
0:54.4	So without further ado, Toby Harnedon.
0:57.7	We love it, so excited to get to sit down with you and talk for a little bit.
1:03.6	So thank you so much for taking the time to do this.
1:05.8	For me too, thank you.
1:06.8	And wow, I like your pile of books, sir.
1:10.5	That's right.
1:11.5	That's right.
1:12.5	I thought you might.
1:13.5	I feel like it would just hop right in, but this one, when we first talked, I was trying
1:19.1	to please, because I had been a while since this came out.
1:21.9	Yeah, 20 years.
1:22.9	And Bandit Country came out.
1:23.9	It's been 20 years actually.
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