Here is what is coming from Specialty Press.
While many
books have been written about this aircraft, none has ever told one of the most
intriguing aspects of the B-36 story – the place where th
e
airplane came to be designed, manufactured, and test flown. Once known as “Cowtown”
for its abundance of cattle farms, Fort Worth, Texas, became home to the Convair
plant adjacent to Carswell AFB, and will forever be linked with the B-36's place
in history.
Cold War Peacemaker tells not only the story of this airplane's technical aspects, but also the political and social events that led to its development, the establishment of Fort Worth as its production site, and newly discovered technical information as well. Few airplanes in history have captured the imagination like Convair's B-36 Peacemaker. The book contains a detailed list of operational B-36 missions, some of which were classified ʻSecretʼ at the time, supplemented by more than 300 rarely-seen photographs.
The 8.5 x 11”, hardcover book (ISBN 13: 978-1-58007-127-7) features 228 pages with 300 black and white photographs along with 20 illustrations. The book will be available in January 2010 and may be ordered for $29.95 plus $6.95 shipping and handling by calling Specialty Press at 1-800-895-4585 or by visiting
www.specialtypress.com
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Americaʼs
Military Aircraft Boneyard
serv
es
as the most modern update to an ever-changing story, as more than 4,000 aircraft
are currently stored or processed in some fashion at the AMARG (Aerospace
Maintenance and Regeneration Group) facility.
This country's largest military
aircraft storage center began in the heady days following the end of World War
II. At first only a small desert site holding bombers and transports in reserve
for possible future use, it later became more of a salvage and parts recovery
operation, and in many cases, a final resting place known as “the boneyard.” In
the 1950s and 1960s, with new wars erupting in Korea and Vietnam, certain
aircraft stored in this desert cent
er
were once again in demand, and this famed storage and salvage facility in
Tucson, Arizona, answered the call.
Numerous photographs taken both from the air and on the ground show vistas of the airplanes stored at this site, while a detailed appendix gives a comprehensive listing of all the aircraft types currently at AMARG. In many cases, the numbers are quite staggering and are sure to surprise the reader.
This 11 x 8.5” softbound book (ISBN 13: 978-1-58007-139-0) features 144 pages with 350 color and 50 black and white photographs. The book will be available in January 2010 and may be ordered for $24.95 plus $6.95 shipping and handling by calling Specialty Press at 1-800-895-4585 or by visiting www.specialtypress.com.