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The Brothers Bellum: Three Brothers and Linebacker II Paperback – July 25, 2021

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The lives of three brothers hinge on the outcome of the final bombing campaign of the Vietnam War, Linebacker II. Ernest, the middle brother, is an "EW," and electronic warfare officer flying B-52 bombers based in Thailand. He has complete faith in the bomber's electronic counter measures and his skill at using his technology to keep safe from the Surface to Air Missile (SAM) threat. Stephen, the eldest, is a B-52 pilot who returned from the war without a scratch and now works for the Strategic Air Command (SAC) operations staff. He has complete faith that SAC has a plan for finally winning the long war and that the B-52 will keep his brother safe. Martin, the youngest, is a college student on a draft deferment about to end. In a few months he will be drafted into the Army and sent to fight the war. He believes the war is evil and that anyone fighting the war is evil. All three brothers discover their initial held beliefs were wrong.

The Brothers Bellum are fictional but the events of the bombing campaign, the incompetence of the SAC operations staff, and the efforts of those fighting the war away from the battle zone are based on fact. You will learn about the heroism of those who fought on all three fronts, about the almost magical world of electronic counter measures, and about how three men realized their place in history.

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July 25, 2021
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Code7700 LLC (July 25, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 278 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1735647535
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1735647531
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.07 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.63 x 9 inches

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James Albright is an average pilot with average stick and rudder skills, but has an above average desire to learn and instruct. He spent twenty years in the United States Air Force as an aircraft commander, instructor pilot, evaluator pilot, and squadron commander. After retiring as a lieutenant colonel, he went on to fly for several private and commercial operators as an international captain, check airman, and chief pilot. His logbook includes the T-37B, T-38A, KC-135A, Boeing 707, Boeing 747, Challenger 604, and the Gulfstream III, IV, V, 450, and GVII. He is currently the chief pilot for a Gulfstream operator based in Massachusetts.

His website, www.code7700.com attracts three million hits each month and well over a thousand viewers each day. His articles have appeared in several magazines, most notably Business & Commercial Aviation.

He speaks on a broad range of aviation safety topics and his venues have included the Air Charter Safety Foundation, the Bombardier Safety Stand Down, and several airport and aircraft users group.

While he claims to be devoid of ego, that can hardly be true of someone willing to write a five volume set of flight lessons based on his own experiences.

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K Rumohr

Excellent storytelling, hard to put down. Experience bomber ops from unique perspectives.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 11, 2021

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James exposes the strengths and weaknesses of US bombing in Viet Nam. Through terrific storytelling, you ride along with the characters as they experience the intensity of the bombing campaign and experience its now obvious flaws.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 13, 2021

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Great to learn some history while reading a good story. And of course anything with an aviation connection gets my attention.

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Chris M.

An important, compelling read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 22, 2022

Impeccably researched, this story humanizes Linebacker II, a pivotal struggle that shaped the Vietnam Air War. The technology is made layman-accessible, the characters flesh out the real lives consumed--some literally--by the clash of political infighting, bureaucratic stonewalling, a weak president's meddling, and a Soviet-bolstered enemy exploiting Strategic Air Command's archaic bombing plans. The action is visceral, the historical perspective genuine, and the results a mix of tragedy, sacrifice, and hard fought, hard won steps toward an end to the Vietnam War and liberation of hundreds of U.S. POWs incarcerated in Hanoi. A must-read for anyone who'd know and vicariously live this crucial struggle firsthand.

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Harold M. McDonald

Awesome new book by James Albright, The Brothers Bellum: Three Brothers and Linebacker II

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 7, 2022

What a page turner, flat out awesome read! I loved the book. I go to bed each night and read for 15-20 minutes. I found myself reading for over an hour and finished it off quickly. Done in less than a week. Brings back memories of my early Tom Clancy reading days.

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David C. Fedors

Well written historical fiction

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 4, 2021

The air war in Vietnam has not been a common setting for historical fiction. James Albright's "The Brothers Bellum" is a great start at fixing this oversight. I started reading this book on a commercial flight and was unable to pay attention to anything else until I finished it.

My personal opinion is that “The Brothers Bellum” had to have been inspired at least in part by Marshall L Michel’s superbly written and researched “The Eleven Days of Christmas: America s Last Vietnam Battle.” Unless you have some background with Linebacker or have only read SAC’s widely deceptive and self-serving official history, I’d recommend first reading “The Eleven Days of Christmas” first for context.

“The Brothers Bellum” follows three fictional brothers, two of whom are B-52 aircrew in the US Air Force’s Strategic Air Command (SAC). One brother is at SAC headquarters and provides a view of senior leadership decision making during Linebacker. By far the most interesting is the middle brother, an electronic warfare officer (EWO) on B-52’s participating in the Linebacker raids. This is the first time I have encountered an EWO in fiction, and the choice is brilliant. We all know what pilots do, and they figure prominently in writings about the Air Force. By making the main character an EWO, we are given an uncommon perspective on modern air warfare in general and the Linebacker campaign in particular.

If you have the slightest interest in the Vietnam war, USAF history, or the B-52, I highly recommend this book.

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AC in FL

Missile avoidance while flying formation over 'Nam

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 4, 2021

This captivating novel provides an interesting series of interrelated perspectives of the Vietnam War, with lessons for war planners and politicians alike. The pages turned quickly as I read and I was filled with thought provoking insights spanning from surface to air missiles to military careerism.

This is a military action novel that expertly illustrates the link between aircrew and the supporting staff functions, with all the association politics! The author has intimate knowledge of B-52 operations towards the end of the Vietnam War and watching the story unfold through the eyes of an Electronic Warfare Officer, and his brothers, is a clever approach for telling the story.

But this novel is more than just about military aviation, it surprised me by also showing the power of family as a source of energy and hope, for inculcating the moral fabric that we all carry into life and for helping us to prioritize what matters to each of us.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 30, 2021

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and felt the balance of Vietnam history, technical elements, and personal story was just right. I’d think it would appeal to a wide audience as a result. There’s a need for a balanced view of that era, and it can be hard to find. Virtually everything I’ve read, heard, or seen on the topic of Vietnam has been highly slanted either toward or – mostly – against the war and U.S. involvement in a way that detracted from whatever the writer was trying to accomplish. That’s a pitfall the author avoided.

Albright ably captures the madness of war and the human need to make sense of it all. The prohibition on using chaff, the repetitious use of altitudes, routes, and timing in the attacks, the shut-up-and-color attitude from the brass. The frustration and waste are palpable.

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Fictional Characters to Illustrate a Historical Event

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 6, 2021

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Full disclosure first - though I have never met the author in person, we have corresponded via email. Thru the author's website we discovered we had a number of similar experiences in the Air Force during our mutual careers from the 70's to the 90's.

With that caveat stated, I thoroughly enjoyed the story line about the three brothers. I have to admit I also enjoyed looking up information on various senior officials from that time and trying to determine which real person might be illustrated. My favorite genre of fiction is historical fiction about leadership, both good and bad and the lessons learned (if any) by those who followed in their footsteps.

The characters were compelling and it was fascinating to note how their roles in the various organizations affected (or failed to affect) the missions. The reader need not have an Air Force background as the the true root of the story line is leadership in a world where budgets and politics are the final arbiters of what options are allowed on any executive's decision-making table.

I strongly recommend this book to readers interested in a captivating historical fiction account of the real world Linebacker II events.

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