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., 2014.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition, First edition.
Physical Desc:
xiii, 813 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status:
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.
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Hamden/Miller Adult Large Type Nonfiction
LP/940.5486/JAC
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Subjects
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 -- Germany -- Recruiting -- History -- 20th century.
Scientists -- Germany -- Recruiting -- History -- 20th century.
Scientists -- United States -- Recruiting -- 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 -- Germany -- Recruiting -- History -- 20th century.
Scientists -- Germany -- Recruiting -- History -- 20th century.
Scientists -- United States -- Recruiting -- History -- 20th century.
War criminals -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Technology.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0316239828, 9780316239820
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.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Jacobsen, A. (2014). Operation Paperclip: the secret intelligence program that brought Nazi scientists to America. Large print edition, First edition. Little Brown & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Jacobsen, Annie. 2014. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America. Little Brown & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Jacobsen, Annie, Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America. Little Brown & Co, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Jacobsen, Annie. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America. Large print edition, First edition. Little Brown & Co, 2014.
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