Books by Annie Jacobsen

“This book is a scenario for what would happen if North Korea were to launch a missile at the United States…it is a scenario that is entirely based on documents, many of which have very recently been declassified, and on 10 years of interviews with people who were deeply engaged in the whole question of deterrence and of thinking about nuclear war and trying to prevent it…It’s a completely gripping but utterly terrifying scenario…You may wish you’d never read it, but you can’t put it down while you are reading it.” Read more...

The Best Nonfiction Books: The 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize Shortlist

Isabel Hilton, Journalist