Annie Jacobsen: Operation Paperclip

A program that began in 1945, shortly after the end of World War II, as the United States sought to harness the scientific knowledge of German experts, particularly in fields like rocketry, aviation, and chemical warfare. Operation Paperclip: How Nazi Scientists Built America’s Future reveals the hidden story of how the U.S. brought over 1,600 … Read more

Hitler’s Peace Offers (1933-1940)

An overlooked factor of the Second World War is how Adolf Hitler didn’t want one at all. He is often portrayed as a mad warmonger desperate to take over all the world, and if not, all of Europe. The fact is that both before and during the war, Hitler did absolutely everything to firstly avoid … Read more

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