[1] The book explores how the United States exerted influence over scientific practices and institutions in Western Europe after World War II.

Through case studies, Krige demonstrates how key individuals and organizations, such as the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations, NATO Science Committee, and prominent scientists like Isidor I. Rabi and Vannevar Bush, attempted to Americanize scientific fields like physics, molecular biology, and operations research.

[1] Jacob Darwin Hamblin stressed Krige's focus on the American influence on European science post-World War II.

He commended the author for elucidating how American institutions shaped European scientific practices and values, particularly in the context of the Cold War.

Hamblin also highlighted Krige's adept exploration of the role of philanthropic organizations like the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations in promoting American scientific ideals abroad.