Area 51: An Uncensored History of Americas Top Secret Military Base

This compellingly hardhitting bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize finalist gives readers the complete untold story of the topsecret military base for the first time (New York Times).It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesnt exist. Located a mere seventyfive miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevadas 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 7592, and unprecedented access to fiftyfive additional military and intelligence personnel, scientists, pilots, and engineers linked to the secret base, thirtytwo 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 supersecret, 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 topsecret base into a gripping narrative, showing that facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make.