DREAMLAND - THE SECRET HISTORY OF AREA 51

Lo storico aerospaziale Peter Merlin elimina miti e  folklore sull’Area 51 per rivelare con dettagli straordinari la vera storia di come uno sgangherato avamposto temporaneo è stato trasformato in una delle principali strutture di test e sviluppo tecnologico dell’aeronautica americana, grazie a una miniera di documenti e interviste declassificate e oltre 700 foto a colori e bianco e nero, molte mai pubblicate prima.

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Area 51, a top-secret military installation hidden in the desert northwest of Las Vegas, has been shrouded in mystery since 1955. Now, aerospace historian Peter Merlin cuts through the myths and conspiracy folklore to reveal in extraordinary detail the true story of how a ramshackle temporary outpost was ultimately transformed into one of the nation's premier flight test and evaluation facilities for advanced aviation technology and high-tech weapons. This compelling narrative is based on a treasure trove of declassified documents and interviews and is richly illustrated with more than 700 images, many never published before. Author Peter Merlin has appeared in more than a dozen film and television documentaries for the History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and others. This manuscript was produced to the same rigorous academic standard as the author's works published by NASA and the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics.