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Protocol for the quality control of the physical and. Background of project paperclip project paperclip was a postwar and cold war operation carried out by the joint intelligence objectives agency jioa. The international film festival rotterdam iffr is an annual film festival held at the end of. As world war ii ended, the race was on with the soviet union to seize as many german scientists as possible in anticipation of the cold war. The new york times, newsweek and other media outlets exposed paperclip as.
Operation paperclip by annie jacobsen the boston globe. The secret intelligence program that brought nazi scientists to america, in which she recounts the u. This documentary was our submission to the 2008 national history day competition. But anatomy of a paperclip is much more than just imitation. Here is an example of a mainstream book publication that. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. What begins as a seemingly stagnant narrative gradually unfolds to reveal one surprise after another and theres still a lot that. The secret intelligence program that brought nazi scientists to america hardcover february 11, 2014.
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