Garrett M. Graff books

Garrett M. Graff is an American journalist and historian who writes about national security, government, and major historical events including 9/11, Watergate, and the Cold War.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
This Is Life 2022 N/A

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
The First Campaign 2007 Buy
The Threat Matrix 2011 Buy
Angel is Airborne 2013 Buy
Raven Rock 2017 Buy
Dawn of the Code War 2018 Buy
The Only Plane in the Sky 2019 Buy
Watergate 2022 Buy
UFO 2023 Buy
World on the Brink 2024 Buy
D-DAY The Oral History 2024 Buy
When the Sea Came Alive 2024 Buy
The Devil Reached Toward the Sky / Destroyer of Worlds 2025 Buy

Garrett M. Graff has spent his career writing about the hidden machinery of American government and the people who operate it. His first book, The First Campaign (2007), examined how the internet was changing politics. He followed it with The Threat Matrix (2011), a history of the FBI’s transformation after 9/11, and Raven Rock (2017), which revealed the U.S. government’s secret doomsday plans during the Cold War.

His biggest commercial success came with The Only Plane in the Sky (2019), an oral history of September 11 that became a bestseller. Since then, Graff has continued writing narrative non-fiction on major American events, including Watergate (2022), a fresh history of the scandal, and When the Sea Came Alive (2024), an oral history of D-Day. His work draws on extensive archival research and firsthand interviews.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Garrett M. Graff written?

Garrett M. Graff has written thirteen books across two series.

What was Garrett M. Graff's first book?

Garrett M. Graff’s first book is The First Campaign, published in 2007.

What is Garrett M. Graff's most popular book?

The Only Plane in the Sky (2019) is his best-known work. It tells the story of September 11, 2001 entirely through the words of people who lived through it, drawing on hundreds of oral history interviews to create a minute-by-minute account of the day.

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