Bibliograph

Area 51, the graphic history of America's most secret military installation, Dwight Jon Zimmerman ; illustrated by Greg Scott

Type

Label

Area 51, the graphic history of America's most secret military installation, Dwight Jon Zimmerman ; illustrated by Greg Scott

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 91)

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Area 51

Nature of contents

bibliographycomics graphic novels

Oclc number

872420044

Responsibility statement

Dwight Jon Zimmerman ; illustrated by Greg Scott

Sub title

the graphic history of America's most secret military installation

Summary

Though nearly everyone has heard of it, almost no one has known anything about it... until now. Located in the remote Nevada desert near the dry bed of Groom Lake, Area 51 is the most famous military installation in the world that doesn't "officially" exist. In Area 51, author Dwight Zimmerman and artist Greg Scott unravel the real history -- minus the aliens and sci-fi movie plots -- revealing in detail how for more than 60 years, the CIA, the U.S. Air Force, and aerospace company Lockheed Martin have all used Area 51 as a staging ground for test flights of experimental or highly classified aircrafts. Scott illustrates the Archangel-12 as well as follow-on aircrafts, such as the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, and the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter, while author Zimmerman tells the history of how they sprang from the research and development conducted at Area 51. This first-of-its-kind graphic history strips away the fantastical aspects of this mysterious location and establishes the actual, significant history made there

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Area fifty-one

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