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Colossal Cold War bomber: innovation, power, and deterrent force revealed.

B-36 'Peacemaker' Units of the Cold War

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    96 pages

  • Release Date

    17 March 2022

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Summary

Perhaps no other aircraft represents the popular American ‘bigger and better’ theme than the extraordinary Convair B-36 ‘Peacemaker’. While it lacked the revolutionary features of many experimental aircraft of the 1950s, it combined considerable technical innovation with an evolutionary design that began in the 1930s with the B-17 Flying Fortress and led to the larger, more powerful Boeing B-29 Superfortress.

With a 230 ft wingspan, more than double the B-17’s, and a fuselage that was…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472850393
ISBN-10:1472850394
Author:Peter E. Davies
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Osprey Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:17 March 2022
Weight:295g
Dimensions:184mm x 248mm
Series:Combat Aircraft
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B-36 'Peacemaker' Units of the Cold War by Peter E. Davies - ISBN: 9781472850393
184 × 248 mm
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About The Author

Peter E. Davies

Peter E Davies has written more than thirty books concentrating on modern combat aircraft, America’s experimental X-planes and the Vietnam War. He has authored and co-authored over 20 Osprey titles, with a particular focus on the US Navy’s use of the F-4 Phantom II. All his books on this topic have contained extensive input from interviews with more than 100 former Phantom II aircrew, maintainers and mission planners. He is also a regular contributor to Aeroplane ’s Database series and has written the standard reference work on US Navy and Marine Corps Phantom II operations, Gray Ghosts. He is based in Bristol, UK.

Gareth Hector is a digital artist of international standing as well as an aviation history enthusiast. Gareth completed the battlescene and cover artwork in this title. He lives in Perthshire, UK.

Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974-78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon.

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