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An Uncensored History Of America's Top Secret Military Base
Little, Brown and Company
May 2011
On Sale: May 17, 2011
544 pages
ISBN: 0316132942
EAN: 9780316132947
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Area 51 It is the most famous military installation in the world.
And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles
outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never
been acknowledged by the U.S. government-but Area 51 has
captivated imaginations for decades. Myths and hypotheses about Area 51 have long abounded,
thanks to the intense secrecy enveloping it. Some claim it
is home to aliens, underground tunnel systems, and nuclear
facilities. Others believe that the lunar landing itself was
filmed there. The prevalence of these rumors stems from the
fact that no credible insider has ever divulged the truth
about his time inside the base. Until now. Annie Jacobsen had exclusive access to nineteen men who
served the base proudly and secretly for decades and are now
aged 75-92, and unprecedented access to fifty-five
additional military and intelligence personnel, scientists,
pilots, and engineers linked to the secret base, thirty-two
of whom lived and worked there for extended periods. In Area
51, Jacobsen shows us what has really gone on in the Nevada
desert, from testing nuclear weapons to building
super-secret, supersonic jets to pursuing the War on Terror. This is the first book based on interviews with eye
witnesses to Area 51 history, which makes it the seminal
work on the subject. Filled with formerly classified
information that has never been accurately decoded for the
public, Area 51 weaves the mysterious activities of the
top-secret base into a gripping narrative, showing that
facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when
the distinction is almost impossible to make.
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