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Operation Paperclip : The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America by Annie Jacobsen (2014, Hardcover)

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The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51 In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's scientific minds. These were the brains behind the Nazis' once-indomitable war machine. So began Operation Paperclip, a decades-long, covert project to bring Hitler's scientists and their families to the United States. Many of these men were accused of war crimes, and others had stood trial at Nuremberg; one was convicted of mass murder and slavery. They were also directly responsible for major advances in rocketry, medical treatments, and the U.S. space program. Was Operation Paperclip a moral outrage, or did it help America win the Cold War? Drawing on exclusive interviews with dozens of Paperclip family members, colleagues, and interrogators, and with access to German archival documents (including previously unseen papers made available by direct descendants of the Third Reich's ranking members), files obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, and dossiers discovered in government archives and at Harvard University, Annie Jacobsen follows more than a dozen German scientists through their postwar lives and into a startling, complex, nefarious, and jealously guarded government secret of the twentieth century. In this definitive, controversial look at one of America's most strategic, and disturbing, government programs, Jacobsen shows just how dark government can get in the name of national security.

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Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
031622104x
ISBN-13
9780316221047
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17038280535

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Book Title
Operation Paperclip : the Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America
Author
Annie Jacobsen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military Science, Europe / Germany, Military / World War II, Experiments & Projects, Physicians, Emigration & Immigration, Intelligence & Espionage, Genocide & War Crimes, Science & Technology, Jewish
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Science, Medical, History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
592 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
D810.S2j43 2013
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"As comprehensive as it is critical, this latest expose from Jacobsen is perhaps her most important work to date.... Jacobsen persuasively shows that it in fact happened and aptly frames the dilemma.... Rife with hypocrisy, lies, and deceit, Jacobsen's story explores a conveniently overlooked bit of history." -- Publishers Weekly (starred), "Important, superbly written.... Jacobsen's book allows us to explore these questions with the ultimate tool: hard evidence. She confronts us with the full extent of Paperclip's deal with the devil, and it's difficult to look away."-- Matt Damsker , USA Today (4 stars), "[A] gripping, always disquieting story of a nation forced to trade principle for power.... Jacobsen gives us many vivid moments.... OPERATION PAPERCLIP takes its place in the annals of Cold War literature, one more proof that moral purity and great power can seldom coexist."-- Chris Tucker , The Dallas Morning News, "Throughout, the author delivers harrowing passages of immorality, duplicity and deception, as well as some decency and lots of high drama. How Dr. Strangelove came to America and thrived, told in graphic detail." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Annie Jacobsen's Operation Paperclip is a superb investigation, showing how the U.S. government recruited the Nazis' best scientists to work for Uncle Sam on a stunning scale. Sobering and brilliantly researched." -- Alex Kershaw, author of The Liberator, "An engrossing and deeply disturbing exposé that poses ultimate questions of means versus ends." -- Booklist
Copyright Date
2013
Lccn
2013-028255
Dewey Decimal
940.54/867308850943
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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by renatetnMay 04, 2016
An real eyeopener about they're an know how .
This is an amazing collection of information about what the German scientists were developing to fight WWII. The writer Annie Jacobsen did an astonishing job to collect all that information after if was declassified after 50 years. I wish I could tell her personally in more detail about my experience with operation Paperclip. One has to read and understand the main reason for the American government to have done operation Paperclip : to keep the Russians from getting all that valuable knowledge . With that in mind I recommend reading that wonderful book.. Congratulation Annie Heinz
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