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Area 51 an uncensored history of America's top secret military base Cover Image Large Print Book

Area 51 [large print] : an uncensored history of America's top secret military base / Annie Jacobsen.

Area fifty-one (other title)
Jacobsen, Annie, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316178075
  • ISBN: 0316178071
  • Physical Description: xvii, 811 pages (large print), 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: New York , N.Y. : Little, Brown & Co., 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 767-809), filmography (pages 809-810).
Formatted Contents Note:
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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Subject:
Aeronautics, Military > Research.
Air bases.
Area 51 (Nev.)
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Large print books.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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