Project Beta: The Story Of Paul Bennewitz, National Security, And The Creat...

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Book Title: Project Beta : the Story of Paul Bennewitz, National Security, and the Creation of a Modern Ufo Myth

Number of Pages: 288 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Pocket Books

Item Height: 0.7 in

Topic: Political Process / Media & Internet, United States / 20th Century, Ufos & Extraterrestrials, Business Ethics, Popular Culture

Publication Year: 2005

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit, Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History

Item Weight: 11.1 Oz

Item Length: 8.5 in

Author: Greg Bishop

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback