Area 51It 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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Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Mic Mic Miclook out whitey!3 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A rehash of the History Nation of Islam; with some clear-cut bias showingBy Abdul SalaamA History of the Nation of Islam. To be honest; I must first layout my own biases. I have just completed a book entitled Is The White Man Still the Devil; the Nation of Islam; (the Honorable) Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X. myths versus realities; an Islamic perspective. I fully expect it to be available on the .com website by late December. I make this comment so that one will understand in reading my critique that my biases are not pulled out of the air but are based on the fact that I myself know personally 90% of the characters mentioned in this book and you may find on the .com website section; if it is still available as it was written more than 10 years ago; my review of Karl Evans' vitriolic book called The Messenger; the Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad.a book quoted from much too often by this author. I was the dentist and an assistant minister in Chicago for the Hon. Elijah Muhammad for many years. I was also the dentist for Malcolm X who introduced me to and gave me a letter of introduction to the Hon. Elijah Muhammad even before I became a Muslim and I was an assistant minister for him in Newark New Jersey when he became the person who got Islam moving there. I have also known Minister Louis Farrakhan from the time when he was known only as Minister Louis X; the Minister of the Boston Temple and later Temple #7 in New York. I also orthodontically corrected his dentition as well; and spent many hours in conversation with him as to his new direction for the Nation of Islam under his leadership. A critique of him by the author takes up almost half the book. Lastly; I was the first and only Organization President of what was initially called the Nation of Islam (but was in quick sucession); given several other names under Imam Warith Deen Mohammad. I knew him when he was first known as Minister Wallace D. Muhammad and I was choosen by him to be what was called the Organization President for about 18 months while under the leadership that he assumed upon the death of his father;the Hon. Elijah Muhammad. My initial problem with the book under review is the cover itself. It portrays Minister Louis Farrakhan as though he is a raving madman. His portrayal in the book is also highly biased from my point of view; as I know where he is really coming from. I'm also unhappy about the use of the term; the royal family related to the time of the Hon. Elijah Mohammad and his family and the Nation of Islam. in England yes; but in America; there is no such thing as a "royal family"; and there certainly is no African American Royal family. So what family was the author writing about? Elijah Muhammad had a number of children both in and out of wedlock. I know all of them; and there was no way in the world that they could be or should be labeled "Royal" as I can assure you once the Hon. Elijah Mohammad passed many of them were seriously; economically deprived. I also think it's very important that this book; with its extensive bibliography;should have made choices that are meaningful; accurate and not so purposefully derogatory. The choice from Benyon's book that the Nation of Islam was " A Voodoo cult" is badly chosen. The quote may be accurate as quoted by the author of this book; but it is not meaningful to quote and use that terminology without correcting the misunderstanding or choice of label used by the person that first used that term so many years ago. I can assure you that the Nation of Islam; when you look at its growth; its organization; its historical meaningfulness; etc;was not a cult. I could go on and on; but instead I will simply wrap this up by saying it's clear that the author does not have a clear spiritual understanding in any manner whatsoever as it relates to the spiritual basis the Hon. Elijah Muhammad wrote from and that lack of understanding and recognition of the role played played in that movement shows throughout; and I know for sure he did not live a lavish lifestyle as portrayed by the author although he was well able to do so in his reclining years. I guess as a scholar; she figured you are supposed to leave those things out; but if you will read Herbert Bergs' book who wrote Elijah Muhammad and Islam (available on .Com) you will find he had a sense of comfortability when writing about this phenominal movement in American history and its faithbased structure being a scholar himself yet; he certainly took the time to sort out and make clear mention of and gave due credit to the spiritual base used by Elijah Muhammad. I had no sense at all of that in this Dawsons' book. As an Kindle is it worth $22.50? I'm not so sure about that.
