Download Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base Audiobook

" History of area 51 based on declassified materials. Mostly a history of the development of spy planes, addresses CIA, cold war, Cuban missile crisis and culture of secrecy. Not much on paranormal in this book. "

" Long on history; short on sensationalism at least until the very end; this book tells us the story of various government efforts, primarily by the CIA, to perfect the art of spying. "

" It was interesting and filled in some gaps of knowledge. I didn't know about some really cool technology that was purposely left behind (like at jackass flats) because of politics. Hopefully someday we'll go back and dig up the tech specs and use it for something good. "

" Enjoyed this book. It provided plausible answers for questions I thought I would never know. "

" Very interesting book! The author was a little dramatic about some things -I stopped counting how many times she used the word "unprecedented", but otherwise it was a very interesting history of America's nuke programs, spy planes and all things classified at Area 51. I am not usually a big reader of non-fiction, but I recommend this one. "

" Interesting and scary book with lots of declassified information regarding Area 51 history. I liked it but I had a hard time getting through it...was expecting it to be a page turner and was disappointed that it wasn't. Wished it had been in chronological order...felt like the stories were all over the place in terms of when they happened. But I still liked it and found the events the author related fascinating. "

" The "real" story of the crash at Roswell (via recently declassified documents) is unbelievably amazing and something I hadn't considered. Great read so far. "

" Very entertaining read with a very mild degree of tinfoil hat paranoia. "

" Interesting and controversial. I heard an interview with this author on NPR and decided to read the book. Some very controversial suggestions here, beyond even what you might expect for this topic. Worth reading. "

" Not about little green men...a lot of great info about the aircraft and weapons that were tested there "

" My inner X-Files fanatic compelled me to pick this book up. The truth is out there, just saying. "

" Being a fan of the old tv show The X Files I thought this would be right up my street. I couldn't get into it at all and gave up after 2 or 3 chapters. "

" great well-researched documentation of military & intelligence history that gets flushed right down the fucking toilet in the last chapter with silly horseshit "

" Very interesting. I had no idea how much nuclear testing we had done in Nevada. The author's explanation of The Roswell incident is incredible. "

" Very interesting ... "

" This was the best book I have read for a long time. Jacobsen did a superb job of researching the facts. "

" fascinating and chilling "

" Interesting, very detailed book. She saves the most interesting until the very last but according to the author, there are many items in the book that have not been previously known. I do not know if this is true or not. It is also hard to evaluate her version of the Roswell events. "

" Some glaring errors in here. But is an interesting read for all those intersted in conspiracy theories and secret stuf. Worth a read but don't buy it! "

" If you're looking for a book about alien autopsies and little green men then this book is *not* for you. It was however one of the most interesting books I have ever read. "

" Why too much BS about flying saucers and other patiently ridiculous stuff to make the things that should have been credible, credible. Some good parts, but I can't trust the judgement of an author who reports, with apparent wide-eyed credulity, on ET type stories as if they could possibly be true. "

" Not likely to finish. But some pretty interesting and relatively credible info in the front - bombshell weirdness in the back. Soapbox: An unidentified flying object is just that - not necessarily an alien spacecraft and if the Air Force tests stuff out there, well . . . "

" I'm not sure what's more embarrassing, that I read this or that I tagged it as non-fiction. I was enthralled by it, but that doesn't mean it isn't junk. Get your basic tabloid-style sensationalist journalism here. "

" Interesting Book. Appears to have spent much time reading declassified government records. "

" The first and last chapters were quite interesting. The rest was a bit tedious. "

" It was interesting and filled in some gaps of knowledge. I didn't know about some really cool technology that was purposely left behind (like at jackass flats) because of politics. Hopefully someday we'll go back and dig up the tech specs and use it for something good. "

" I really enjoy timeline like reading and historical accounts. I was a little disappointed when mid-way through the book, the accounts started to jump back and forth in the timeline. I was also unhappy with how quickly the big reveal had very little build up. "

" Bit drawn out - some interesting stories but a bit repetitive. "

" Given that I am not made of paranoid cloth, nor am I much interested in UFO hype,
it was very interesting to read the history of this part of Nevada based on the government declassified information.
Helps explain a few thing, though the conspiratists among us will continue . . . "

" I kind of wish I had skipped to the last 10 pages.There are certainly more authoritative works on the development of the stealth program by the CIA and its early missions and these topics take up 95% of the book.

Those last 10 pages certainly will stick in my memory though. "

" As the book went on it became more and more disorganized, often skipping between decades within the same chapter. I'm not all that familiar with post-WWII American history, so I learned a lot. Definitely interesting! "

" Very enlightening on the whole nuclear testing and cold war era secrecy. "