Area 51
Subtitle: an uncensored history of America's top secret military base
By: by Annie Jacobsen
Publisher: Orion; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 521
ISBN-13: 9781409141129; 9781409141136
Subjects: History; Military bases; Proving grounds; Military intelligence; Classified Defense information; Military research; Undercover operations; Biography; Soldiers; Intelligence officers
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.
Table of contents: title: The secret city; title: The riddle of Area 51; title: Imagine a war of the worlds; title: The secret base; title: The seeds of a conspiracy; title: The need-to-know; title: Atomic accidents; title: From ghost town to boomtown; title: Cat and mouse becomes downfall; title: The base builds back up; title: Wizards of science, technology, and diplomacy; title: What airplane?; title: Covering up the cover-up; title: Dull, dirty, and dangerous requires drones; title: Drama in the desert; title: The ultimate boys' club; title: Operation Black Shield and the secret history of the USS Pueblo; title: The MiGs of Area 51; title: Meltdown; title: The lunar-landing conspiracy and other legends of Area 51; title: From camera bays to weapons bays, the Air Force takes control; title: Revelation.