Name: Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's top Secret Military Base
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Author: Annie Jacobsen
ISBN: 9780316178075

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Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's top Secret Military Base

Type

Physical Book

Author

Annie Jacobsen

Publisher

Little Brown and Company

Year

2011

Language

English

Pages

811

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

24.0 x 16.2 x 5.3 cm

Weight

1.20 kg.

ISBN13

9780316178075

Synopsis "Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's top Secret Military Base "

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.

Annie Jacobsen

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Investigative journalist and American author, known for her works exploring national security themes and secret government programs. Among her most notable books are "Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Secret Military Base" (2011), "Operation Paperclip" (2014), and "The Pentagon's Brain" (2015). In 2016, she was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in the History category for "The Pentagon's Brain". Jacobsen has been a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times Magazine and has written for various renowned publications. Her research focuses on unraveling classified government programs, providing a detailed and documented insight into lesser-known aspects of contemporary American history.

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