The Nazis next door

by Eric Lichtblau

Paper Book, 2015

Status

Available

Call number

973.0431

Publication

Boston : Mariner Books, 2015.

Description

"The shocking story of how America became one of the world's safest postwar havens for Nazis. Until recently, historians believed America gave asylum only to key Nazi scientists after World War II, along with some less famous perpetrators who managed to sneak in and who eventually were exposed by Nazi hunters. But the truth is much worse, and has been covered up for decades: the CIA and FBI brought thousands of perpetrators to America as possible assets against their new Cold War enemies. When the Justice Department finally investigated and learned the truth, the results were classified and buried. Using the dramatic story of one former perpetrator who settled in New Jersey, conned the CIA into hiring him, and begged for the agency's support when his wartime identity emerged, Eric Lichtblau tells the full, shocking story of how America became a refuge for hundreds of postwar Nazis"--… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Sullywriter
I knew a bit about Operation Paperclip but it is shocking to learn the extent to which the United States government gave safe haven to Nazi war criminals, protected them, and even intervened on their behalf. Meticulously researched and thoroughly documented.

Awards

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Adults (Selection — Nonfiction — 2014)

Language

Physical description

21 cm

ISBN

9780544577886
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