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Annie Jacobsen is the bestselling author of Nuclear War: A Scenario, which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize. A 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist, her other books include Operation Paperclip, Phenomena and The Pentagon's Brain, and have been translated into 26 languages. She also writes and produces TV, including Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. A graduate of Princeton University, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two sons.

Books by Annie Jacobsen
Nuclear War
Annie Jacobsen
Biological War
Annie Jacobsen
Operation Paperclip
Annie Jacobsen
The Pentagon’s Brain
Annie Jacobsen
Phenomena
Annie Jacobsen
First Platoon
Annie Jacobsen

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