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  • UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Coverup, 1941-1973

  • Written by: Richard M. Dolan
  • Narrated by: Andrew Baldwin
  • Length: 21 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Coverup, 1941-1973

Written by: Richard M. Dolan
Narrated by: Andrew Baldwin
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Publisher's Summary

Richard Dolan's UFOs and the National Security State (Volume 1) has become a classic work of UFO history, a must for all students of this often confusing subject - or simply for those who want a deeper understanding of a key part of 20th-century history. This is the first volume of a two-part detailed chronological narrative of the national security dimensions of the UFO phenomenon from 1941 to the present. Working from hundreds of declassified records and other primary and secondary sources, Dolan centers his investigation on the American military and intelligence communities, demonstrating that they take UFOs seriously indeed.

Included in this volume are the activities of more than 50 military bases relating to UFOs, innumerable violations of sensitive airspace by unknown craft, and analyses of the Roswell controversy, the CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel, and the Condon Committee Report. Dolan highlights the development of civilian anti-secrecy movements, which flourished in the 1950s and 1960s until the adoption of an official government policy and subsequent "closing of the door" during the Nixon administration.

©2002 Richard M. Dolan (P)2002 Red Wheel Weiser (Hampton Roads Publishing)

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great

book and narrator are super. i love everyone. you will enjoy it. later gator.

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Awesome

Loved it. Will listen to it again. Highly recommend it to anyone that has any interest in this topic.

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Fantastic book but narrator makes basic mistakes

Richard has written one of the seminal books on the subject. I personally think this is required reading if you’re interested in the historical context and what has led to the confusing mixed messages from the government and military about UFOs, now being actively called UAPs as a way to distance themselves from the tainted UFO term.
The narrator gives a good performance however it’s marred somewhat by frequent mispronunciation of people’s names and a few other words, something that could have been prevented by some preparation in advance to reading. Otherwise he does a good job narrating. I hope they do an audiobook of volume 2: UFOs and the National Security State: Chronology of a Cover-Up: 1941-1973

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