In the series, "Operation Paperclip" is frequently mentioned, alluding to a secret government program to recruit Nazi scientists. Here's the true story behind the operation. Aside from the very real ...

Hunters is on the fast track to becoming one of Amazon's most-talked about prestige series due to an intriguing mixture of violence, history and dark comedy. Created by David Weil and produced by ...

When Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969, its rocket scientists were named American heroes. But just years earlier, more than one had been our enemy. In the 1940s, some of these celebrated U.S.

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Operation Paperclip saw around 1,600 Nazi scientists recruited by U.S. intelligence to aid American innovation. As a result, ...

Most of us, hearing words like “secret,” “CIA” and “coverup” tend to immediately imagine tinfoil-hat wearing conspiracy theorists. More often than not then not, this is the case, but to paraphrase the ...

As we know from history, World War II was (and still is) considered to be one of the most brutal, terrifying and eventful conflicts in human history; it was also a triumphant, honorable and courageous ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: America did built some of its weapons based on what it learned from the Nazis, but overall the haul was disappointing. Before the guns fell silent in 1945, the Allies had ...