Annie Jacobsen is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Area 51 and Operation Paperclip and the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Pentagon's Brain. She was a contributing editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine. A graduate of Princeton University, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.
"A compelling narrative of 50 years of covert operations by the
CIA, the U.S. military, and the mysterious "Atomic Energy
Commission".... Her meticulous research makes for a fascinating
read, as it intersperses the accounts of secret government projects
with anecdotes from the people who made those projects
happen."--Rachel Larimore, Slate
"An informative history...about the creativity, political acumen
and courage of the high-flying Cold Warriors who sought to protect
the free world in the decades after World War II."--Andrew Dunn,
Bloomberg
"Cauldron-stirring. [AREA 51] is not science fiction. It is an
assertive account, revelatory ... Ms. Jacobsen has put together a
set of strong allegations about Area 51's covert history ... Her
research into the world of 'overhead, ' the aerial espionage that
needed to be developed in extreme secrecy, is compellingly
hard-hittting ... the book is noteworthy for its author's dogged
devotion to her research."--The New York Times
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