THE 39: UNCOVERING THE SECRET HEROES OF THE CIA to be published March 23, 2027
“This startling, intimate portrait of the previously unknown recipients of the Distinguished Intelligence Cross—America’s rarest and most secret award for valor—offers unprecedented insight into the clandestine world.”
Published by Simon & Schuster.
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Toby Harnden is a prize-winning author and veteran foreign correspondent. His new book “The 39: Uncovering the Secret Heroes of the CIA” will be published on March 23, 2027.
Toby wrote the acclaimed “First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11” and Dead Men Risen: An Epic Story of War and Heroism in Afghanistan, which won the Orwell Prize for Books. His landmark Bandit Country: The IRA and South Armagh, one of the most celebrated books about the Irish Troubles, was republished in 2024. As a newspaper journalist, he reported from 33 countries while based in London, Belfast, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Washington, DC, for The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times of London. He was imprisoned in Zimbabwe and faced prosecution in Northern Ireland for his work. A dual U.S. and British citizen and former Royal Navy officer, he lives in McLean, Virginia.