Synopses & Reviews
The shocking story of how America became one of the worldandrsquo;s safest postwar havens for Nazis Thousands of Nazis andmdash; from concentration camp guards to high-level officers in the Third Reich andmdash; came to the United States after World War II and quietly settled into new lives. They had little trouble getting in. With scant scrutiny, many gained entry on their own as self-styled war andquot;refugees,andquot; their pasts easily disguised and their war crimes soon forgotten. But some had help and protection from the U.S. government. The CIA, the FBI, and the military all put Hitlerand#39;s minions to work as spies, intelligence assets, and leading scientists and engineers, whitewashing their histories.
For the first time, once-secret government records and interviews tell the full story not only of the Nazi scientists brought to America, but of the German spies and con men who followed them and lived for decades as ordinary citizens. Only years after their arrival did private sleuths and government prosecutors begin trying to identify the hidden Nazis. But even then, American intelligence agencies secretly worked to protect a number of their prized spies from exposure. Today, a few Nazis still remain on our soil.
Investigative reporter Eric Lichtblau, relying on a trove of newly discovered documents and scores of interviews with participants in this little-known chapter of postwar history, tells the shocking and shameful story of how America became a safe haven for Hitlerand#39;s men.
Review
andquot;Lichtblau brings ample investigative skills and an elegant writing style to this unsavory but important story.
The Nazis Next Door is a captivating book rooted in first-rate research.andquot; andmdash;
The New York Times Book Review andquot;A fast paced, important book about the Justice Departmentandrsquo;s efforts to bring Nazi war criminals in the US to justice that also uses recently declassified facts to expose the secret, reprehensible collaboration of US intelligence agencies with those very Nazis.andquot; andmdash; Elizabeth Holtzman, United States House of Representatives (former)
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Synopsis
A revelatory secret history of how America became home to thousands of Nazi war criminals after World War II, many of whom were brought here by the OSS and CIAand#8212;by the New York Times reporter who broke the story and who has interviewed dozens of agents for the first time.
Synopsis
The shocking story of how America became one of the world's safest postwar havens for Nazis
Thousands of Nazis -- from concentration camp guards to high-level officers in the Third Reich -- came to the United States after World War II and quietly settled into new lives. They had little trouble getting in. With scant scrutiny, many gained entry on their own as self-styled war "refugees," their pasts easily disguised and their war crimes soon forgotten. But some had help and protection from the U.S. government. The CIA, the FBI, and the military all put Hitler's minions to work as spies, intelligence assets, and leading scientists and engineers, whitewashing their histories.
For the first time, once-secret government records and interviews tell the full story not only of the Nazi scientists brought to America, but of the German spies and con men who followed them and lived for decades as ordinary citizens. Only years after their arrival did private sleuths and government prosecutors begin trying to identify the hidden Nazis. But even then, American intelligence agencies secretly worked to protect a number of their prized spies from exposure. Today, a few Nazis still remain on our soil.
Investigative reporter Eric Lichtblau, relying on a trove of newly discovered documents and scores of interviews with participants in this little-known chapter of postwar history, tells the shocking and shameful story of how America became a safe haven for Hitler's men.
Synopsis
andldquo;Lichtblau brings ample investigative skills and an elegant writing style to this unsavory but important story. The Nazis Next Door is a captivating book rooted in first-rate research.andrdquo; andmdash; New York Times Book Review andldquo;An essential read for all those interested in World War II, the Cold War, and twentieth-century history.andrdquo; andmdash; Library Journal
The shocking story of how America became one of the worldandrsquo;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 agencyandrsquo;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.
Synopsis
andquot;A captivating book rooted in first-rate research.andquot; andmdash;and#160;New York Times Book Review New York Timesand#160;bestseller andmdash; Espionage category
For the first time, once-secret government records and interviews tell the full story of the thousands of Nazisandmdash;from concentration camp guards to high-level officers in the Third Reichandmdash;who came to the United States after World War II and quietly settled into new lives. Many gained entry on their own as self-styled war andldquo;refugees.andrdquo; But some had help from the U.S. government. The CIA, the FBI, and the military all put Hitlerandrsquo;s minions to work as spies, intelligence assets, and leading scientists and engineers, whitewashing their histories. Only years after their arrival did private sleuths and government prosecutors begin trying to identify the hidden Nazis. Now, relying on a trove of newly disclosed documents and scores of interviews, Eric Lichtblau reveals this shocking, shameful, and little-known chapter of postwar history.
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andldquo;Disturbing.andrdquo; andmdash; Salonand#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;
andldquo;Engaging.andrdquo; andmdash;and#160;Chicago Tribune
andldquo;A gripping chronicle.andrdquo; andmdash;and#160;Times of Israel
andldquo;Riveting . . . An important, fascinating read.andrdquo; andmdash; Jewish Book Council
About the Author
ERIC LICHTBLAU is a Pulitzer Prizeandndash;winning investigative reporter in the Washington bureau of the New York Times and has written about legal, political, and national security issues in the capital since 1999. He was the co-recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for his stories in the New York Times disclosing the existence of a secret wiretapping program approved by President George W. Bush after the 9/11 attacks. He was a reporter for the Los Angeles Times for fifteen years before joining the New York Times in 2002. A graduate of Cornell University, he is the author of Bushandrsquo;s Law: The Remaking of American Justice, which one reviewer called andldquo;All the Presidentandrsquo;s Men for an Age of Terror.andrdquo; In the course of research for The Nazis Next Door, he was a visiting fellow at the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. He lives outside Washington with his wife and children.