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Area 51 an uncensored history of America's top secret military base

Area fifty-one (other title)

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: large print
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.