Book : Operation Paperclip The Secret Intelligence Program..

-Titulo Original : Operation Paperclip The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists To America

-Fabricante :

Back Bay Books

-Descripcion Original:

The “remarkable” story of Americas secret post-WWII science programs (The Boston Globe), from the New York Times bestselling author of Area 51. In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reichs scientific minds. These were the brains behind the Nazis once-indomitable war machine. So began Operation Paperclip, a decades-long, covert project to bring Hitlers 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 Reichs 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 Americas most strategic, and disturbing, government programs, Jacobsen shows just how dark government can get in the name of national security.Harrowing...How Dr. Strangelove came to America and thrived, told in graphic detail. -Kirkus Reviews Review One of The Boston Globes Best Books of 2014One of iBooks Top Ten Nonfiction Books of the YearImportant, superbly written.... Jacobsens book allows us to explore these questions with the ultimate tool: hard evidence. She confronts us with the full extent of Paperclips deal with the devil, and its difficult to look away. Matt Damsker, USA Today (4 stars)With Annie Jacobsens OPERATION PAPERCLIP for the first time the enormity of the effort has been laid bare. The result is a book that is at once chilling and riveting, and one that raises substantial and difficult questions about national honor and security...This book is a remarkable achievement of investigative reporting and historical writing. Boston GlobeAs 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, Jacobsens story explores a conveniently overlooked bit of history. -- Publishers Weekly (starred)The most in depth account yet of the lives of Paperclip recruits and their American counterparts.... Jacobsen deftly untangles the myriad German and American agencies and personnel involved...more gripping and skillfully rendered are the stories of American and British officials who scoured defeated Germany for Nazi scientists and their research. New York Times Book ReviewChilling, compelling, and comprehensive accounting.... Jacobsens impressive book plumbs the dark depths of this postwar recruiting and shows the historical truths behind the space race and postwar US dominance. Highly recommended for readers in World War II history, espionage, government cover-ups, or the Cold War. -- Library Journal (starred)Darkly picaresque.... Jacobsen persuasively argues that the mindset of the former Nazi scientists who ended up working for the American government may have exacerbated Cold War paranoia. New YorkerAn engrossing and deeply disturbing expose that poses ultimate questions of means versus ends. -- Booklist (starred)Annie Jacobsens Operation Paperclip is a superb investigation, showing how the U.S. government recruited the Nazis best scientists to work fo