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Operation Paperclip
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America | Annie Jacobsen
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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BoleyBooks @EvieBee It is! I‘m still fact gathering for my next novel and this helped. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Fast Girls. 😊 3y
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An important revelation about the German scientists behind the US space program and Medical sciences. There were so many characters and intersecting timelines in this book that I had difficulties keeping track of who‘s who and when and what is going on.

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I added this book to my to read list a few months ago after I saw a flying partner reading it. This was a really thorough and engaging read (listened to on audio). I learned a lot about the IS government program that brought former Nazi scientists to the states to assist the US in their science experiments on various fronts. Would recommend for history buffs looking for a different WWII book. #WinterGames #TheFilthyAnimals #ImpulseRead

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Second #deweysreadathon book done! I didn‘t know 95% of the stuff this book and it all made me sick to my stomach. Jacobsen tells the story of the Nazi scientists who, despite their atrocious war crimes, were recruited by the US to work for the government. Those men do not deserve the honor many of them still receive. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Penny_LiteraryHoarders My son has been reading this one! 5y
AmandaEve Gave this to my father-in-law last Christmas. He loved it! 5y
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REPollock
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The beau got this today but I might steal it...

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego That sounds fascinating. 6y
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