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Periodical Large Print Book

Large Print Book

Author

Jacobsen, Annie, author.

Title Operation Paperclip : the secret intelligence program that brought Nazi scientists to America / Annie Jacobsen.

Publication Info.

New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department	LP 940.5846 JACOBSEN	Check Shelf
Enfield, Main Library - Large Print Materials	LP 940.54 JAC	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Large Print Materials	LT 940.5486 JACOBSEN	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Large Print Materials	LT 940.5486 JACOBSEN	Check Shelf

Edition	Large print edition.
Description	xiii, 813 pages (large print), 16 unumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note	GMD: large print.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 685-813).
Summary	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.
Subject	World War, 1939-1945 -- Technology.
	Brain drain -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
	Scientists -- Recruiting -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
	Scientists -- Recruiting -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Physicians -- Recruiting -- 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.
Genre/Form	Large type books.
Added Title	Operation Paper clip
ISBN	9780316239820
	0316239828

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