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Author:

Jacobsen, Annie.

Title:

Operation Paperclip [sound recording] : the secret intelligence program to bring Nazi scientists to America / Annie Jacobsen.

Format:

[sound recording] :

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publisher:

Hachette Audio,

Copyright Date:

cp2014

Description:

16 sound discs (960 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Technology.
Brain drain--Germany--History--20th century.
Scientists--History--Germany--History--20th century.
Scientists--History--United States--History--20th century.
Physicians--History--Germany--History--20th century.
Nazis--History--20th century.
War criminals--Germany--History--20th century.
Intelligence service--United States--History--20th century.
Military research--History--20th century.
German Americans--History--20th century.
Audiobooks.

Notes:

Title from web page. Read by the author. Compact discs. Duration: 16:00:00.

Summary:

In the chaos following WWII, some of the greatest spoils of Germany's resources were the Third Reich's scientific minds. The U.S. government secretly decided that the value of these former Nazis' knowledge outweighed their crimes and began a covert operation code-named Paperclip to allow them to work in the U.S. without the public's full knowledge.

ISBN:

1619691531
9781619691537

OCLC:

(OCoLC)827257601

Locations:

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)