| The Secret Genesis of Area 51 Contributor(s): Barnes, Td (Author) |
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ISBN: 154022645X ISBN-13: 9781540226457 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Travel | United States - West - Pacific (ak, Ca, Hi, Or, Wa) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: In 1955, the Central Intelligence Agency established a clandestine base of operations in the Nevada desert with a mission to protect the United States from a growing communist threat. Special projects at Area 51 were shrouded in mystery, and the first was one of the world's most famous spy planes, the U-2. It fueled half-truths, rumors and legends for more than half a century. Now with many details of that endeavor declassified, the real story can finally be told. Author and Area 51 veteran TD Barnes sifts fact from fiction in one of America's most protected origin stories. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barnes, Td: - Thornton D. "TD" Barnes, author and entrepreneur, grew up on a ranch in Dalhart, Texas. He graduated from Mountain View High School in Oklahoma and embarked on a ten-year military career in the army. He was a field engineer at the NASA High Range and served in Special Projects at Area 51 before going into the oil business. He serves as the president of Roadrunners Internationale and has been featured in multiple television documentaries about his experiences. He lives in Henderson, Nevada. |