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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Little Brown & Co
Publication date
February 11, 2014
Pages
813
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316239820
ISBN-10
0316239828
Dimensions
2 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
2.50 lbs.
Original list price
$32.00
Other format details
large print
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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.
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.
Editions
Hardcover
from Little Brown & Co (February 11, 2014)
9780316221047 | details & prices | 575 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 2.00 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $30.00
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Little Brown & Co (February 11, 2014)
9780316239820 | details & prices | 813 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 2.00 in. | 2.50 lbs | List price $32.00
About: The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51In the chaos following World War II, the U.
About: The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51In the chaos following World War II, the U.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Back Bay Books (January 20, 2015)
9780316221030 | details & prices | 581 pages | 4.75 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.14 lbs | List price $18.00
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Hachette Audio (February 11, 2014)
9781619691537 | details & prices | 5.25 × 5.75 × 1.50 in. | 0.84 lbs | List price $35.00
Mp3 una edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (February 11, 2014)
9781478981916 | details & prices | 5.10 × 5.68 × 0.75 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $74.99
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