Includes pictures Includes accounts of Nazi Germany\'s experiments written by its scientists Profiles famous scientists like Wernher von Braun and their accomplishments Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Includes a table of contents After the last shots of World War II were fired and the process of rebuilding Germany and Europe began, the Western Allies and the Soviet Union each tried to obtain the services of the Third Reich\'s leading scientists, especially those involved in rocketry, missile technology, and aerospace research.
Operation Paperclip aimed not only to obtain the benefits of German scientific advances for the United States but also to d. and other NATO members.
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The result was the American-led "Operation Paperclip" on the Western side, which resulted in German scientists putting their expertise at the disposal of the U. military came to understand the putative allies of today would emerge as the enemies of tomorrow, the men possessing knowledge of the V-2 rockets and other Third Reich military Technology programs became seen as crucial pieces in the incipient NATO versus Warsaw Pact standoff.
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As the Soviets contemplated additional expansion following the "Great Patriotic War" and the U.
Each recognized the immense strategic value of these technologies and wished to secure their benefits for themselves.
Both the Western Allies and the Soviets knew of Adolf Hitler\'s V-2 Rocket program, the forerunner of ballistic missiles and the space race.
Though forced to ally with the USSR\'s dictator, Josef Stalin, the West came to understand Communist Russia represented yet another hungry totalitarian power, and thus a very real threat to an independent Europe.
At the same time, by the late war period, the Anglo-American Allies formed a clear picture of the Soviet state.
Naturally, this was a delicate affair due to the fact many of the German scientists were not only active Nazis but had helped the Nazi war machine terrorize the world.
Includes pictures Includes accounts of Nazi Germany\'s experiments written by its scientists Profiles famous scientists like Wernher von Braun and their accomplishments Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Includes a table of contents After the last shots of World War II were fired and the process of rebuilding Germany and Europe began, the Western Allies and the Soviet Union each tried to obtain the services of the Third Reich\'s leading scientists, especially those involved in rocketry, missile technology, and aerospace research
