Title:
Area 51 : an uncensored history of America's top secret military base
Author:
Edition:
First Back Bay paperback edition.
Publication Date:
2012
2011
Publication Information:
New York : Back Bay Books, 2012.
©2011
Physical Description:
xix, 521, 11 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9780316202305
9780316132947
Abstract:
Presents a history of the most famous secret military installation in the world, assembled from interviews with the people who served there and formerly classified information.
General Note:
Includes reading group guide.
"Originally published in hardcover by Little Brown & Co., May 2011"--Title page verso.
Contents:
The secret city -- The riddle of Area 51 -- Imagine a war of the worlds -- The secret base -- The seeds of a conspiracy -- The need-to-know -- Atomic accidents -- From ghost town to boomtown -- Cat and mouse becomes downfall -- The base builds back up -- Wizards of science, technology, and diplomacy -- What airplane? -- Covering up the cover-up -- Dull, dirty, and dangerous requires drones -- Drama in the desert -- The ultimate boys' club -- Operation Black Shield and the secret history of the USS Pueblo -- The MiGs of Area 51 -- Meltdown -- The lunar-landing conspiracy and other legends of Area 51 -- From camera bays to weapons bays, the Air Force takes control -- Revelation.
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Genre:
Language:
English
