DOUGLAS XB-19: An Illustrated History of America's Would-Be Intercontinental Bomber

In 1935, the Army Air Corps contracted Donald Douglas to build a potential intercontinental bomber--a "Guardian of the Hemisphere." Using original Douglas and Army Air Force documents, as well as Erection and Maintenance Manuals, this history offers a rare look at the gigantic Douglas XB-19, precursor to the Continental B-36 Peacemaker. Well illus.