Title:
Area 51 : an uncensored history of America's top secret military base / Annie Jacobsen.
ISBN:
9780316132947
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York , NY : Little, Brown & Co., 2011.
Physical Description:
xv, 523 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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.
Summary:
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.
Geographic Term:
OCLC Number:
ocn707968871
Availability:
Farmington~1
