Annie Jacobsen

Annie Jacobsen is an American investigative journalist and bestselling author who writes about war, weapons, security, and government secrets. She was a contributing editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine and has written for numerous publications. She is known for her meticulous research into classified and declassified government programmes. Jacobsen's books include Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base, which became a New York Times bestseller and drew on interviews with scientists and engineers who worked at the facility; Operation Paperclip, about the secret US programme to recruit Nazi scientists; The Pentagon's Brain, a history of DARPA; Surprise, Kill, Vanish, about CIA covert operations; and Nuclear War: A Scenario, which spent months on bestseller lists. Her work consistently reveals hidden aspects of American military and intelligence history. Her journalism has been recognised with numerous awards, and she was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2016. Her audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers meticulously researched, thrilling non-fiction that reveals the secret history of American power, often reading like the most gripping thriller.