
Operation Paperclip
The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
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Narrated by:
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Annie Jacobsen
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By:
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Annie Jacobsen
About this listen
The “remarkable” story of America's secret post-WWII science programs (The Boston Globe), from the New York Times best-selling author of Area 51.
In the chaos following World War II, the US 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 US 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 20th 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.
©2014 Annie Jacobsen (P)2014 Hachette AudioCritic Reviews
"Harrowing...How Dr. Strangelove came to America and thrived, told in graphic detail." (Kirkus ReviewsI)
love when the author reads
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Fascinating and horrifying
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The story flips between many characters which makes it hard to follow, so periodically there a reminders interjected throughout to remind the reader who someone is. There’s a character summary chapter at the end of the book but that doesn’t really work in the audible format.
Long and confusing, but interesting for the most part.
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The dark secrets following WW2
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Timely and poignant reminder...
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history that should be taught
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dirty science
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Great book overall
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Sad story, excellent book.
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Great
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