Synopses & Reviews
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
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
"A captivating book rooted in first-rate research." -- New York Times Book Review
New York Times bestseller -- Espionage category
For the first time, once-secret government records and interviews tell the full story of the thousands of Nazis--from concentration camp guards to high-level officers in the Third Reich--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 "refugees." But some had help 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. 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.
"Disturbing." -- Salon
"Engaging." -- Chicago Tribune
"A gripping chronicle." -- Times of Israel
"Riveting . . . An important, fascinating read." -- Jewish Book Council
Synopsis
Read the history behind the series THE HUNTERS (starring Al Pacino) in this "captivating book rooted in first-rate research" (New York Times Book Review) that tells the true story of how America became home to thousands of Nazi war criminals.
For the first time, once-secret government records and interviews tell the full story of the thousands of Nazis--from concentration camp guards to high-level officers in the Third Reich--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 "refugees." But some had help 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. 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.
New York Times bestseller -- Espionage category
"Disturbing." -- Salon
"Engaging." -- Chicago Tribune
"A gripping chronicle." -- Times of Israel
"Riveting . . . An important, fascinating read." -- Jewish Book Council
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.
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.