{"product_id":"area-51-black-jets-a-history-of-the-aircraft-developed-at-groom-lake-americas-secret-aviation-base-9780760361450","title":"Area 51 - Black Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed at Groom Lake, America's Secret Aviation Base","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArea 51's most important military aviation developments are profiled in an illustrated format.\u003c\/b\u003e When most of us think of Area 51, we think of aliens, UFOs, and controversial government cover-ups. It's easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States' famed extension of Edwards Air Force Base has served as a top-secret CIA testing ground for many of the most groundbreaking advancements in American military aviation technology. In \u003ci\u003eArea 51 - Black Jets\u003c\/i\u003e, author and military historian \u003cb\u003eBill Yenne\u003c\/b\u003e offers the first fully illustrated chronology of Area 51's most famous aircraft projects, including Lockheed's U-2 \"Dragon Lady\" and SR-71 \"Blackbird\" reconnaissance planes, drones ranging from the early Lockheed D-21 to the modern-day General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, and the famous F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter produced by the \u003ci\u003eHave Blue\u003c\/i\u003e program during the 1970s. Each project is given its own fascinating chapter illuminating the aircraft's development at this famed location. But beyond the aircraft themselves, \u003ci\u003eArea 51 - Black Jets\u003c\/i\u003e also covers a handful of the many classified experimental programs carried out at Area 51 over the years, such as \u003ci\u003eHave Doughnut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHave Ferry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHave Drill\u003c\/i\u003e - secret undertakings that successfully reverse-engineered such enemy aircraft as the Russian MiG during the Cold War. Illustrated with historic color and black-and-white photographs, diagrams, and maps, this book reveals Area 51 for what it truly is: a clandestine area for the United States' most cutting-edge technological innovators in military aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Yenne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zenith Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 8.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780760361450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Yenne\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than three dozen nonfiction books on historical topics. His books on aviation and military history have included \u003ci\u003eArea 51 Black Jets\u003c\/i\u003e--which T. D. Barmes, formerly with NASA High Range and Area 51 Special Projects, described as \"not a book that the reader will lay down and not finish. It holds one's interest from front to back.\" Yenne has also contributed to encyclopedias of World War I and World War II and has been featured in several documentaries that have aired on the History Channel, the National Geographic Channel, the Smithsonian Channel, and ARD German Television. The\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e notes that Yenne writes \"with a cinematic vividness.\" Yenne has also authored ten novels and has penned several books on beer and brewing history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zenith Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45402505445491,"sku":"9780760361450","price":33.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1a9aa022-dd55-4b0d-8261-86f50d7100d6.jpg?v=1787743875","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/area-51-black-jets-a-history-of-the-aircraft-developed-at-groom-lake-americas-secret-aviation-base-9780760361450","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}