Annie Jacobsen

Un État voyou lance un missile nucléaire sur le Pentagone. Une réaction en chaîne s'ensuit, et le monde s'embrase, emporté vers un conflit mondial jusqu'à l'anéantissement total. Entre les deux, il s'est écoulé exactement soixante-douze minutes. Une... Lire la suite

"Le Pentagone, un bâtiment qui compte cinq façades et cinq niveaux au-dessus du sol, explose avec tout ce qu'il contient, six cent mille mètres carrés de bureaux réduits en poussière ardente par le flash lumineux et thermique initial. L'arrivée... Lire la suite

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 one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States. Every generation... Lire la suite

Discover the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, in this Pulitzer Prize finalist from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51. No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most... Lire la suite

THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER 'As fast paced as a thriller' Fred Burton, Stratfor Talks' Pen and Sword Podcast** **'Jacobsen here presents a tour de force exploring the CIA's paramilitary activities...this excellent work feels like uncovering the tip of... Lire la suite

Com exceção da colisão de asteroides, só há um cenário de destruição do mundo, tal como o conhecemos, numa questão de horas: uma guerra nuclear.
Até agora, ninguém fora dos círculos oficiais sabia exatamente o que acontece se um Estado pária... Lire la suite

The “remarkable” story of America's secret post-WWII science programs (The Boston Globe), from the New York Times bestselling author of Area 51. In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what... Lire la suite

«A partire dagli anni Cinquanta del Novecento, gli Stati Uniti hanno speso migliaia di miliardi di dollari per prepararsi a una guerra nucleare, perfezionando al tempo stesso protocolli dettagliati in grado di mantenere in vita il governo anche nell... Lire la suite

**From the bestselling author of Nuclear War: A Scenario. Discover the untold story of America's most powerful military science agency.** In this first-ever history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful and most controversial... Lire la suite

Stavo facendo colazione con un uomo che aveva ricoperto alte responsabilità nelle attività dell’Area 51, per lunghi anni. Gli mostrai un crostino: «Se questa è la parte che ho scoperto, quanto è grande quello che non so?» dissi. «Quello che non sa –... Lire la suite

FINALISTA DO PRÊMIO PULITZER BEST-SELLER DO NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES E SUNDAY TIMES Fora o impacto de um asteroide contra a Terra, existe apenas um cenário que poderia acabar com o mundo como o conhecemos em questão de horas: uma guerra... Lire la suite

**There is an invisible weapon among us.
By the time you know you are a victim,
it has turned you into a killer. A compelling, fast-paced, ticking clock narrative from the author of the bestselling Nuclear War: A Scenario.** A lab accident,... Lire la suite

Lexi, a young Mennonite woman from Saskatchewan, comes to work as housekeeper and nanny for a doctor’s family in Waterloo, Ontario, during the Depression. Dr. Gerald Oliver is a handsome philanderer who lives with his neurotic and alcoholic wife,... Lire la suite

„Der nukleare Krieg beginnt mit einem Punkt auf einem Radarbildschirm.“ Nominiert für den Baillie Gifford Prize 2024 Investigativ-Journalistin Annie Jacobsen entwirft ein Szenario von dreimal 24 Minuten: So lange dauert es vom ersten Entdecken eines... Lire la suite

The definitive history of the military's decades-long investigation into mental powers and phenomena, from the author of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Pentagon's Brain and international bestseller Area 51. This is a book about a team of scientists and... Lire la suite

¿Qué ocurriría si un misil nuclear se dirigiera a Estados Unidos? «Un thriller geopolítico desde muchas perspectivas y con un cronómetro que te cortará la respiración».
Forbes Solo hay un escenario, aparte del impacto de un asteroide, capaz de... Lire la suite