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Convair B-36 Peacemaker, A Photo Chronicle by Meyers K. Jacobsen is a softcover book published in 1999, 88 pages in length and 8.2 x 11 inches in size. It explores the history of the Strategic Air Command's biggest bomber - the B-36 - that helped keep the peace during the early years of the Cold War.

The six-engined B-36 - later ten engines - was the first intercontinental bomber that could fly across continents, hit its target, and return to base unrefueled - long a dream of air planners.

Presented here through the use of historical photographs is the history of this magnificent airplane, from its origin just prior to America's entry into World War II in 1941, to its final days in 1959 when its last missions were flown. This book will give the reader a concise overview of the story of the Peacemaker in the 1940s-1950s. A serial number listing is included, as well as a list of all ten B-36 bomb wings.

The B-36 story is told through 58 mostly black-and-white photos and drawings.