Dead Men Risen shortlisted for the Orwell Prize

I am delighted to report that Dead Men Risen is now in the last six of the Orwell Prize. The shortlist was wittled down from the longlist of 18. The winner will be chosen on May 23rd - I'll be heading over to London for the dinner and awards ceremony. Here is the list. And here are the books:

There is a rundown of the books from the three judges here with some warm words for Dead Men Risen:

At first sight a blood and thrills account of the Welsh Guards’ six-month tour of Helmand Province in Afghanistan in 2009, Toby Harnden’s book is far more than this: an intimate and unflinching portrait of soldiers under fire; a description of the strange and special character and history of the Welsh Guards and its roots in working class Wales’; and most of all an unsparing indictment of British military policy in Afghanistan. A great achievement.

Dead Men Risen longlisted for the Orwell Prize

Dead Men Risen has been longlisted for the Orwell Prize, Britain's most prestigious award for political writing. It is one of 18 books chosen from 264 entries. These will be wittled down to a shortlist of six on April 24th, the night of the Orwell debate.

According to the Telegraph's Sameer Rahim, one of the three judges, along with Miranda Carter and Dame Helena Kennedy, the longlist is led by Arguably by my late friend Christopher Hitchens. This is very fine company to be in. The last time I met Christopher, he signed my copy of his Hitch-22 (shortlisted last year), I signed his copy of Dead Men Risen and we spent a happy evening drinking in his apartment and discussing both books, amongst many other things.

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