The author, Jacobsen, did a staggering amount of research which I was so very impressed by.
I had a vague notion of Operation Paperclip - I knew it had something to do with the assimilation of Nazi scientists, the most notable of them all was Wernher von Braun who was instrumental in the design of the Saturn V rocket that took Americans to the moon.
But what did he do during the war? What did he see? What was he responsible for?
The questions were repeated many times for a surprising amount of men who were moved to the United States and exploited for their knowledge.
This book brought me to wonder just how important is it to stay ahead of the "enemy?"
Some good has come from all of this but the source material is truly terrifying and made me feel that there is no real hope for humanity. We are so consumed with gaining power and killing each other that I wonder if there is any real hope for our species.
And much of the methods of killing, poison gas for instance, was simply added to the arsenal and perfected by the West.
I highly recommend this book.
It is truly a work that will help to heal the world that is, surprisingly, still influenced by the horrors of World War Two.
But be ready for it, Jacobsen does a commendable job of staying neutral in her reporting. She just lays it out from the records that have been recently declassified.
It is a difficult thing to learn.
Annie Jacobsen website - http://anniejacobsen.com/
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