WIRED: Palantir’s God’s-Eye View of Afghanistan by Annie Jacobsen
“The company’s software can sift through enormous amounts of data, and those metrics can be used to make life-or-death decisions.” An Excerpt from FIRST PLATOON,
Washington Post: Book review FIRST PLATOON
Outlook: An unusual mission in Afghanistan, and the troops who suffered to carry it out.
NPR Morning Edition: FIRST PLATOON
‘First Platoon’ Examines How War On Terror Birthed Pentagon’s Biometrics ID System
New York Times Sunday Review: FIRST PLATOON
Biometric data led President Trump to pardon an American soldier convicted of killing Afghan civilians. What if the data was wrong?
Amazon Editors: FIRST PLATOON Best History, Editors’ Pick
Pub-date January 12, 2021.
CIA Studies in Intelligence: SURPRISE, KILL, VANISH review
CIA’s Journal of the American Intelligence Professional reviews Annie Jacobsen’s newest book.
USA Today Bestsellers List: Surprise, Kill, Vanish by Annie Jacobsen
May 30, 2019, Week 2.
Joe Rogan Experience: Annie Jacobsen #1299
Joe Rogan and Annie Jacobsen discuss SURPRISE, KILL, VANISH, AREA 51, OPERATION PAPERCLIP, PHENOMENA and more.
NPR Throughline: The Dark Side of the Moon
How Nazi’s from OPERATION PAPERCLIP made the U.S. space program possible.
Library Journal: SURPRISE, KILL, VANISH
“[A] tour de force exploring the CIA’s paramilitary activities…this excellent work feels like uncovering the tip of the iceberg. VERDICT Highly recommended.”
C-SPAN TV: Surprise, Kill, Vanish
Journalist Annie Jacobsen discusses CIA covert operations from the Cold War to the present.
#1 iTunes Podcast: Joe Rogan Experience #1299 – Annie Jacobsen
Podcast available for download at Apple iTunes, The Joe Rogan Experience #1299.
Booklist: SURPRISE, KILL, VANISH
“Having already demonstrated her remarkable aptitude for unearthing government secrets in books like Area 51 (2011) and The Pentagon’s Brain (2015), Jacobsen pulls back the curtain on
NYT Book Review: “Ben Sasse: By The Book”
Senator Ben Sasse is reading “The Pentagon’s Brain,” by Annie Jacobsen.
USA Today Bestsellers List: Surprise, Kill, Vanish by Annie Jacobsen
Debuted on May 23, 2019, Week 1.