Annie Jacobsen – författare

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

There is an invisible weapon among us. By the time you know you are a victim, it has turned you into a killer.

'Even more perversely thrilling than Nuclear War: A Scenario' Observer

'New Fear Unlocked . . . all too credible . . . the author's timing is impeccable' Sunday Times, Book of the Week

A lab accident, a bio-attack, a global pandemic, and the collapse of human society. In this explosive new book, based on dozens of new interviews with experts with high-level political, governmental, medical, and military responsibility, Annie Jacobsen examines this very scenario.

There is no mushroom cloud, no shock wave or blast. Instead, the scenario that could end the world as we know it begins with something so small and malicious, that when used for evil, only evil can result.

This is what could happen; a roadmap to the hours, days, and weeks following the release of a biological agent, that serves as the most essential, forward-looking journalism in preparation for urgent societal upheaval.

'This book moves like a meteor' New York Times

'Biological War is difficult to put down, but it is even harder to stop thinking about once finished' Literary Review

'Important... persuasive and unnerving' New Yorker

'Energetic, detailed and disturbing . . . an engrossing, plausible book' The Economist

'Read this book. It is a better briefing on the problem than the one we received in Downing Street six years ago' Spectator

The fascinating story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the New York Times bestselling author of Area 51 and Biological War.

“This book is a remarkable achievement of investigative reporting and historical writing.” ―Boston Globe

In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's scientific minds. These were the brains behind the Nazis’ once-indomitable war machine. So began Operation Paperclip, a decades-long, covert project to bring Hitler’s scientists and their families to the United States.

Many of these men were accused of war crimes, and others had stood trial at Nuremberg; one was convicted of mass murder and slavery. They were also directly responsible for major advances in rocketry, medical treatments, and the U.S. space program. Was Operation Paperclip a moral outrage, or did it help America win the Cold War?

Drawing on exclusive interviews with dozens of Paperclip family members, colleagues, and interrogators, and with access to German archival documents (including previously unseen papers made available by direct descendants of the Third Reich’s ranking members), files obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, and dossiers discovered in government archives and at Harvard University, Annie Jacobsen follows more than a dozen German scientists through their postwar lives and into a startling, complex, nefarious, and jealously guarded government secret of the twentieth century.

In this definitive, controversial look at one of America's most strategic—and disturbing—government programs, Jacobsen shows just how dark government can get in the name of national security.

“Harrowing ... How Dr. Strangelove came to America and thrived, told in graphic detail.” —Kirkus Reviews

★ “Highly recommended for readers in World War II history, espionage, government cover-ups, or the Cold War.” —Library Journal (starred review)

★ “An engrossing and deeply disturbing exposé that poses ultimate questions of means versus ends.” —Booklist (starred review)

“Darkly picaresque.” —The New Yorker

“The most in-depth account yet of the lives of Paperclip recruits and their American counterparts.” ―New York Times Book Review

“Important, superbly written.” —USA Today

72 minuter. Så lång tid tar det från den första upptäckten av ett avfyrat nordkoreanskt kärnvapen med slutmål Washington DC till dess att stora delar av civilisationen ligger i ruiner. Vapnet som skulle innebära slutet på de stora världskrigen har utvecklats till ett monster bortom mänsklig kontroll. Den ömsesidiga terrorbalansen är så pass skör att allt kan raseras av ett missförstånd, eller en enda impulsiv statschef.

Här erbjuds en unik inblick i det kärnvapenmilitära etablissemanget. Den amerikanska journalisten Annie Jacobsen har utforskat teknologierna, säkerhetssystemen, planerna och riskerna. Minut för minut skildrar hon det potentiella händelseförlopp som inga världsledare vill tala öppet om – men som när som helst kan bli verklighet.

Annie Jacobsen är journalist och pulitzerprisnominerad författare till en rad uppmärksammade böcker. Kärnvapenkrig har blivit en omdiskuterad bästsäljare i USA.

Med förord av Martin Kragh.

The explosive, untold story of the Cold War''s biggest secret from the bestselling author of NUCLEAR WAR: A SCENARIO''An extraordinary book'' DAILY EXPRESS''Revelatory . . . the research is compellingly hard-hitting'' NEW YORK TIMESIt is the most famous military installation in the world. And no credible insider has ever divulged the truth about his time inside of it. Until now. This is the first book based on interviews with scientists, pilots, and engineers - 58 in total - who provide an unprecedented look into the mysterious activities of a top-secret base, from the Cold War to today. With a jaw-dropping ending, it proves that facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make.

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NUCLEAR WAR: A SCENARIOSurprise your target. Kill your enemy. Vanish without trace. From the dawn of the Cold War to the present day, when diplomacy fails and overt military action is not feasible, American Presidents have called on the Special Activities Division - a highly-classified branch of the CIA, and the most effective black-operations force in the world. Originally known as the president''s guerrilla warfare corps, these paramilitary teams conduct risky and ruthless assignments that are as shocking and controversial as they are morally complex. With unparalleled access to former CIA operators and top members of its Senior Intelligence Service, ambassadors, and even a past director of the Secret Service, bestselling author of Nuclear War Annie Jacobsen reveals a complex world of individuals working in treacherous environments populated with killers, connivers, and saboteurs. Is the CIA''s paramilitary army America''s weaponized strength, or a liability? Every operation reported in this book, however unsettling, is legal. Praise for Annie Jacobsen: ''A stomach-clenching, multi-perspective, ticking-clock, geopolitical thriller'' Forbes ''Dangerously plausible - and it reads like a thriller'' Sunday Times ''These are scenes straight out of Dr Strangelove'' Telegraph

Brought to you by Penguin.There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And it could start in as little as 26 minutes and 40 seconds from now…An edge-of-your-seat non-fiction thriller for readers of American Prometheus by Kai Bird or Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham.The first rule of nuclear war is that there are no rules.Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilisation as we know it.If a single nuclear missile is launched, it provokes two dozen in return. Frantic calls over secure lines work to confirm the worst as armoured helicopters are scrambled outside. Decisions over hundreds of millions of lives need to be made within six minutes, based on partial information, knowing that once launched, nothing is capable of halting the destruction.Because the plans for General Nuclear War are among the most classified secrets held by the United States government, this book takes the reader up to the razor’s edge of what can legally be known. Based on dozens of new interviews with military and civilian experts who have built the weapons, been privy to the response plans, and been responsible for the decisions that will be made, this is the only account of what a nuclear exchange would look like.Nuclear War is at once a compulsive non-fiction thriller and a powerful argument that we must rid ourselves of these world-ending weapons for ever.©2024 Annie Jacobsen (P)2024 Penguin Audio