Sean D. Naylor is an award-winning journalist and author specializing in military affairs, counterterrorism, and special operations forces. His notable works include "Not A Good Day To Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda," a best-selling account of the 2002 Afghanistan operation, and "Clash of Chariots – The Great Tank Battles," co-authored with Tom Donnelly. His forthcoming book, "Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command," is set for publication in September 2015 by St. Martin’s Press. Naylor has built a reputation for in-depth reporting on combat operations, earning recognition for his expertise in military journalism.
With a career spanning over two decades, Naylor served as a senior writer for Army Times, where he covered special operations forces, combat missions, and defense policy. His embedded reporting took him to conflict zones in Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. His coverage of Operation Anaconda not only won the Edgar A. Poe Award from the White House Correspondents Association but also solidified his standing as a leading voice in military journalism. Holding degrees in journalism and international relations from Boston University, Naylor combines academic rigor with firsthand field experience.
Born in Canada and raised in England and Ireland, Naylor became a U.S. citizen in 2000. Beyond his writing career, he is a former rugby player and an avid soccer fan. As of 2015, he serves as the intelligence and counterterrorism correspondent for Foreign Policy magazine, continuing to analyze global security issues with the same precision that has defined his work for decades.