Operation Paperclip : the secret intelligence program that brought Nazi scientists to America
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 575 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Status
Meadville Public Library
940.54 Jacobsen
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940.54 Jacobsen
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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.
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.
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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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-560) and index.
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, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jacobsen, A. (2014). Operation Paperclip: the secret intelligence program that brought Nazi scientists to America . Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jacobsen, Annie. 2014. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jacobsen, Annie. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jacobsen, Annie. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
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