CONVAIR B-36 PEACEMAKER: Cold War Nuclear Bomber & Largest Mass-Produced Piston-Engine Aircraft Ever Built

Entering service in 1948, the B-36 was the largest mass-produced piston-engine aircraft ever built, with the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft in history. In terms of the developing Cold War, it was the first bomber capable of delivering any of America's nuclear weapons without modification. Fully illustrated, some in color.