The B-47 was the United States Air Forces first strategic jet bomber. When the US Army Air Forces issued a requirement for a jet bomber in 1944, four manufacturers presented proposals. It was Boeings design for the B-47 that won for a number of reasons, but especially because it was capable of carrying the outsized nuclear weapons of the day. This book covers the B-47s entire history in deep technical detail, with more than 400 photographs, many never before seen.