Area 51
Subtitle: an uncensored history of America's top secret military base
By: Annie Jacobsen
Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 521
ISBN-13: 9780316202305
Subjects: Proving grounds; Intelligence officers; Classified Defense information; Military research; Military bases; Soldiers; Undercover operations; Military intelligence; Biography; History
Other titles: Area Fifty-one
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 reading group guide.

"Originally published in hardcover by Little Brown & Co., May 2011"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references 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.