Area 51

by Peter W. Merlin

Book Overview

Area 51, a top secret military installation for testing unacknowledged, or black, projects, lies in a desert valley northwest of Las Vegas. During the Cold War, CIA and Air Force officials chose this remote location to shield such efforts from foreign spies and US citizens. Although the base has been known by many names--Paradise Ranch, Watertown, and Dreamland, among others--the designation Area 51 has taken root most deeply in the public imagination...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738576204
• ISBN13: 9780738576206
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"