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Title: Convair B-36: A Comprehensive History of America's "Big Stick" (Schiffer Military/Aviation History) by Meyers K. Jacobsen, Scott Deaver ISBN: 0-7643-0530-1 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Pub. Date: October, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $69.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Instant Classic Aviation Monograph
Comment: This brand new book will be looked upon, some time in the future, as one of the all-time great aviation book classics. Unlike many of Schiffer's prior publishing efforts -- which tend to be heavy on pictures and light on analysis -- they really hit on a winner this time. The book is a comprehensive and authoritative history of the B-36 bomber with everything you could ask for from a military history: beautiful B&W and color pictures printed on heavyweight gloss stock, development and production history, political background (the "revolt of the admirals"), operational history, crew reports, squadron deployments, the history of SAC, detailed offensive and defensive armament, derivatives, accidents, withdrawal from service and boneyard survivors, all in great detail. Nothing is left out. All this is accomplished by having contributing authors cover different subjects with Jacobsen providing the integration effort. I found it all to be superb, and the very last word on the B-36. A truly great book and worth every penny of the hefty $70 price. Don't miss it!
Rating: 5
Summary: The ultimate book of America's 1950s-era bomber
Comment: This reviewer grew up watching B-36s fly over his house and he remembers it as being the most impressive airplane ever. The B-36 was the only bomber in the world capable of truly intercontinental range with atomic weapons during the 1950s. "The "aluminum overcast" used 10 engines (6 piston and 4 jets -- referred as "six turning and four burning" by crew members) to travel at altitudes of 40,000 feet. The authors have drawn from almost every resource to detail the story of this bomber. Former crewmen tell their stories of flying and maintaining this airplane. (The crew stories were helpfully divided by air force base and unit so this reviewer could easily access his favorite unit, the 92nd Bomb Wing) Even motion pictures that featured the B-36 are discussed, including 1953's "Strategic Air Command" starring James Stewart. Hundreds of rare photographs, drawings and tables are featured in this outstanding book. Except for two or three short picture books, this is the only book of its' kind on this largely-forgotten bomber, responsible for keeping the peace during this time. For any fan of the B-36, the Strategic Air Command, or bombers in general, this book is a sumptuous treat!
Rating: 5
Summary: A Big Book for the Big Stick
Comment: Since I was a child, I have been fascinated by Convair's B-36 Peacemaker, one of the premier aircraft of the Cold War. A Six-Engined monster, it was the first intercontinental bomber, being the only plane that could fly from allied bases to targets in Russia and back without refueling. While some books have been written about the plane, it can be said that Jacobsen has written the definitive account.
Early chapters detail the development of the plane, while later chapters discuss the aircraft's service life, including the controversies that it caused. There are also chapters devoted to spin-offs of the plane (The XC-99 transport, The YB-60 bomber), experimental versions, defensive armaments and to surviving aircraft or parts. There is even a chapter about the B-36's film career.
Dozens of former crewmen provided interviews on their experiences with the B-36, covering many parts of the plane and its use. There are also hundreds of photographs and illustrations throughout the book, many of them taken by the people who served on the plane.
This is only a basic coverage of what this book provides. You must read it for yourself. Just be sure you can afford the hefty price tag.
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Title: B-36: Saving the Last Peacemaker (2nd Edition) by Ed Calvert, Don Pyeatt, Richard Marmo ISBN: 0967759315 Publisher: ProWeb Fort Worth Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Magnesium Overcast: The Story of the Convair B-36 by Dennis R. Jenkins ISBN: 1580070426 Publisher: Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Convair B-36 Peacemaker: A Photo Chronicle (Schiffer Military History) by Meyers K. Jacobsen ISBN: 0764309749 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: B36 Peacemaker Convair (Warbird Tech Series) by Dennis R. Jenkins ISBN: 1580070604 Publisher: Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: B-36 Photo Scrapbook by Dennis R. Jenkins, Mike Moore, Pyeat. Don, Don Pyeatt ISBN: 1580070752 Publisher: Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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