Operation Paperclip : the secret intelligence program that brought Nazi scientists to America
(Large Print)
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Published
New York, NY : Little Brown & Co, 2014., Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition, First edition.
Status
Sequim - Large Print Nonfiction
LP 940.5486 JACOBSE
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LP 940.5486 JACOBSE
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sequim - Large Print Nonfiction | LP 940.5486 JACOBSE | Available |
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LC Subjects
Brain drain -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
German Americans -- History -- 20th century.
Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Large type books.
Military research -- History -- 20th century.
Nazis -- History -- 20th century.
Physicians -- Recruiting -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Scientists -- Recruiting -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Scientists -- Recruiting -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
War criminals -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Technology.
German Americans -- History -- 20th century.
Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Large type books.
Military research -- History -- 20th century.
Nazis -- History -- 20th century.
Physicians -- Recruiting -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Scientists -- Recruiting -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Scientists -- Recruiting -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
War criminals -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Technology.
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Published
New York, NY : Little Brown & Co, 2014., Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Edition
Large print edition, First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 813 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 685-813).
Description
Details how the U.S. government embarked on a covert operation to recruit and employ Nazi scientists in the years following World War II in an effort to prevent their knowledge and expertise from falling into the hands of the Soviet Union.