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by: Dennis R. Jenkins, Mike Moore, Don Pyeatt
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9781580070751
ISBN: 1580070752
Label: Specialty Press
Manufacturer: Specialty Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 108
Publication Date: January 23, 2004
Publisher: Specialty Press
Sales Rank: 959726
Studio: Specialty Press
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The Convair B-36 'Peacemaker' was the last of the classic heavy bombers, bristling with gun turrets and piston engines driving huge propellers. Born in the desperate days of World War II, the B-36 became an icon of the early Cold War when it represented the only weapon that could reach the Soviet Union from bases in North America. But technology was changing rapidly, and the advent of all-jet-powered bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles conspired to make the B-36 obsolete after only a few short years of service. The airplane was retired only a decade after it entered service, and nobody who ever heard the thunder of the six Pratt & Whitney engines will ever forget the experience.An in-depth history of the B-36 may be found in Magnesium Overcast: The Story of the Convair B-36, by Dennis R. Jenkins. This scrapbook began as a collection of illustrations that were assembled for Magnesium Overcast but would not fit into the finished work. Since many of these are significant - or at least interesting - and most have never been published previously, it was decided to print the scrapbook as a companion volume to Magnesium Overcast. However, as work went into the scrapbook, additional images and illustrations were discovered and are also included here. With over 300 b/w and color photos, this scrapbook provides an excellent visual look at a very exciting period of the Cold War.
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Rating:  - Whets Your Appetite for More on the B-36!
This nifty Specialty Press volume is aptly named, being a collection of various photographs of Convair's B-36 bomber. Nicknamed the 'Magnesium Overcast,' Convair's behemoth was one HONKING BIG aircraft which, surprisingly, hasn't been the subject of all that many books. Leafing through this scrapbook by Dennis Jenkins, Mike Moore and Don Pyeatt, the reader is left with a desire for more, more, more on that now-vanished giant of the sky.
B-36 PHOTO SCRAPBOOK includes sections on: SAC, ... Read More
Rating:  - A View of the Past
Anybody looking for a history of the B-36 will be disappointed in this book - go buy Magnesium Overcast by the same authors instead. But if you want a companion to Magnesium Overcast, or simply to look at a hundred pages of terrific photographs, then this is the book for you. The author says this book was compiled from some of the photos "left over" from his larger book, and I am glad the publisher had the good sense to print this book. Many of the photos have never been seen before, and are reproduced ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent photos
This book has some great photos, mostly of items that were left out of the Magnesium Overcast book by the same authors. It's much smaller and paperback, but with quality print and paper, and a color section in the center. My favorite photos are some of those of the interior of the B-36 taken by set designers for planning of the movie Strategic Air Command. There are many angles from the belly of the beast, with all of the knobs and dials and uncomfortable seats, all uncensored by nervous Cold War editors ... Read More
Rating: - Terrific Photos
As you would expect from a book advertising itself as a "photo scrapbook" this small publication is crammed with a wide variety of color and B&W photos of the B-36 (and a few of the XC-99 and YB-60 thrown in). A small percentage of these photos were published in the author's Magnesium Overcast volume (a great in-depth history the B-36 for those interested), but most of the photos here are new and several are very interesting.
If you want a glimse into the career of the B-36 this is a great starting ... Read More
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