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The Resource Area 51 : an uncensored history of America's top secret military base, Annie Jacobsen

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

Creator
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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xix, 521 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Note
Includes Reading Group Guide
Contents
  • Prologue: 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
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9780316132947
Instance
Label
Area 51 : an uncensored history of America's top secret military base
Title
Area 51
Title remainder
an uncensored history of America's top secret military base
Statement of responsibility
Annie Jacobsen
Title variation
Area Fifty-one
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Jacobsen, Annie
Dewey number
358.4/170979314
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
UA26.N4
LC item number
J33 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Military bases
  • Proving grounds
  • Military intelligence
  • Defense information, Classified
  • Military research
  • Undercover operations
  • Soldiers
  • Intelligence officers
  • Area 51 (Nev.)
  • Area 51 (Nev.)
  • Defense information, Classified
  • Intelligence officers
  • Military bases
  • Military intelligence
  • Military research
  • Proving grounds
  • Soldiers
  • Undercover operations
  • Nevada
  • Nevada
  • United States
  • Area 51 (Nev.)
Label
Area 51 : an uncensored history of America's top secret military base, Annie Jacobsen
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes Reading Group Guide
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-506) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: 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 -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn707968871
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xix, 521 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780316132947
Lccn
2011925205
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
9780316132947
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)707968871
Label
Area 51 : an uncensored history of America's top secret military base, Annie Jacobsen
Publication
Copyright
Note
Includes Reading Group Guide
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-506) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: 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 -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn707968871
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xix, 521 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780316132947
Lccn
2011925205
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
9780316132947
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)707968871

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