I'm sure your version is much closer to the truth than the comic book version that gets thrown around here. Operation Paperclip always struck me as being about technology. It certainly gave us a leg up in the space race.
My personal belief, from long years of consideration, is that von Braun was the indispensable man. Had he not stirred the popular consciousness and guided the Saturn V development, it might not have happened. And, as he relied on his team from Peenemunde, they were indispensable to his success as well.
I'm sure your version is much closer to the truth than the comic book version that gets thrown around here. Operation Paperclip always struck me as being about technology. It certainly gave us a leg up in the space race.
My personal belief, from long years of consideration, is that von Braun was the indispensable man. Had he not stirred the popular consciousness and guided the Saturn V development, it might not have happened. And, as he relied on his team from Peenemunde, they were indispensable to his success as well.