Magnesium Overcast – The story of the Convair B-36

The story of the B-36 is unique in American aviation history.
The aircraft was an interesting blend of concepts proven during World War II combined with budding 1950s high-tech systems.
The program survived near-cancellation on six separate occasions during an extremely protracted development process.
It was also the symbol of a bitter interservice rivalry between the newly formed Air Force and the well-established Navy over which organization would control the delivery of atomic weapons during the early years of the Cold Var.

Author Dennis R. Jenkins has created what is clearly the single-most authoritative and historically accurate account of this magnificent aircraft.
This massive 264-page,100,000-word book contains over 550 photos and line art, including rare archival color images.
Nearly half of these photos come directly from the Lockheed Martin (former Convair) archives and from personal collections, and many have never been published before now.
Most of the line art comes from U.S. Air Force technical manuals.