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[[File:Slothrop's Heroes.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''''Slothrop's Heroes'''''.]]
'''''Slothrop's Heroes''''' is a 1973 historical novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about the design, production, and sabotage of German V-2 rockets by Allied agents posing as prisoners of war.


It is loosely based on [[Operation Paperclip (nonfiction)]].
== In the News ==
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File:Hogan's Andersonville.jpg|link=Hogan's Andersonville|'''''[[Hogan's Andersonville]]''''' is an American television sitcom set in a Confederate prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during the American Civil War.
File:Gravity's Expendables.jpg|link=Gravity's Expendables|'''''[[Gravity's Expendables]]''''' is a 1973 novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about a team of elite mercenaries tasked with stealing a Nazi secret weapon.  It was adapted for a 2010 film starring Sylvester Stallone.
File:Levity's Rainbow.jpg|link=Levity's Rainbow|'''''[[Levity's Rainbow]]''''' is a 2021 novel by Thomas Pynchon about Nazi Germany's efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic comedian.
File:Officials of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.jpg|link=Operation Paperclip (nonfiction)|'''[[Operation Paperclip (nonfiction)|Operation Paperclip]]''' was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from the former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945–59..
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* ''[[Gravity's Expendables]]''
* ''[[Hogan's Andersonville]]''
* ''[[Levity's Rainbow]]''
* [[Operation Paperclip (nonfiction)]]
* ''[[Slothrop's Heroes]]''
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
* [[Gnomon Chronicles (nonfiction)]]
=== Categories ===
* [[:Category:Films]]
* [[:Category:Thomas Pynchon (nonfiction)]]
== External links ==
{{Template:Ext links: Gravity's Rainbow}}
{{Template:Ext links: Hogan's Heroes}}
=== Social media ===
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1724868314915082634 Post] @ Twitter (15 November 2023)
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:Television]]
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Latest revision as of 06:17, 9 May 2024

Earliest known poster for Slothrop's Heroes.

Slothrop's Heroes is a 1973 historical novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about the design, production, and sabotage of German V-2 rockets by Allied agents posing as prisoners of war.

It is loosely based on Operation Paperclip (nonfiction).

In the News

  • Hogan's Andersonville is an American television sitcom set in a Confederate prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during the American Civil War.

    Hogan's Andersonville is an American television sitcom set in a Confederate prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during the American Civil War.

  • Gravity's Expendables is a 1973 novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about a team of elite mercenaries tasked with stealing a Nazi secret weapon. It was adapted for a 2010 film starring Sylvester Stallone.

    Gravity's Expendables is a 1973 novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about a team of elite mercenaries tasked with stealing a Nazi secret weapon. It was adapted for a 2010 film starring Sylvester Stallone.

  • Levity's Rainbow is a 2021 novel by Thomas Pynchon about Nazi Germany's efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic comedian.

    Levity's Rainbow is a 2021 novel by Thomas Pynchon about Nazi Germany's efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic comedian.

  • Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from the former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945–59..

    Operation Paperclip was a secret United States intelligence program in which more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken from the former Nazi Germany to the U.S. for government employment after the end of World War II in Europe, between 1945–59..

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

Categories

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (15 November 2023)



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