The B-45 Tornado

<p> The North American B-45 Tornado was America's first jet bomber and was used in a number of vital missions for nearly a decade. Drawing from declassified secret documents this history explains the bomber's use in strategic reconnaissance and atomic-weapon strike missions from its 1944 development to its role in the Cold War.</p><p>The book includes numerous photographs and more than 100 interviews with pilots navigators and ground personnel.</p>