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

Jacobsen, Annie. (Author).

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.

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Military bases > Nevada.
Government information > United States.
Area 51 (Nev.)
  • ISBN: 0316132942
  • ISBN: 9780316132947
  • Physical Description xv, 523 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition 1st ed.
  • Publisher New York : Little Brown & Co., 2011.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-504), Internet addresses, and index.
Includes filmography: pages 505-506.
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Area 51 : An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
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Area 51 : An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Prologue: The Secret Cityp. xi
Chapter 1The Riddle of Area 51p. 3
Chapter 2Imagine a War of the Worldsp. 19
Chapter 3The Secret Basep. 45
Chapter 4The Seeds of a Conspiracyp. 63
Chapter 5The Need-to-Knowp. 77
Chapter 6Atomic Accidentsp. 100
Chapter 7From Ghost Town to Boomtownp. 124
Chapter 8Cat and Mouse Becomes Downfallp. 139
Chapter 9The Base Builds Back Upp. 162
Chapter 10Wizards of Science, Technology, and Diplomacyp. 176
Chapter 11What Airplane?p. 186
Chapter 12Covering Up the Cover-Upp. 204
Chapter 13Dull, Dirty, and Dangerous Requires Dronesp. 214
Chapter 14Drama in the Desertp. 229
Chapter 15The Ultimate Boys' Clubp. 248
Chapter 16Operation Black Shield and the Secret History of the USS Pueblop. 265
Chapter 17The MiGs of Area 51p. 280
Chapter 18Meltdownp. 296
Chapter 19The Lunar-Landing Conspiracy and Other Legends of Area 51p. 317
Chapter 20From Camera Bays to Weapons Bays, the Air Force Takes Controlp. 333
Chapter 21Revelationp. 350
Epiloguep. 375
Acknowledgmentsp. 385
Notesp. 391
Author Interviews and Bibliographyp. 477
Indexp. 507
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