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BROTHERHOOD OF WAR series

BROTHERHOOD OF WAR series

I’ve recently begun to reread the Brotherhood of War series by W. E. B. Griffin. It’s still as compelling this Nth time around as the very first time when it was begun years ago.

There are nine volumes which cover the period from the end of World War II through the Viet Nam conflict. They center around four soldiers who began their career as lieutenants through the promotion of some of them to…

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SUPER TUCANO anti-covert-warfare plane

Many people love the jet fighter. It’s fast, powerful, deadly, and as lovely as a dagger with its severe streamlining. It’s flown by pilots trained to duel with enemy pilots like knights of old, a romantic image.

It’s also super expensive. The fifth generation F-22 Raptorcosts $150 million just to fly it away from its makers. To keep it flying can cost as much as the aircraft itself. It takes at…

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Another covert-enemy weapon

The older-style jet fighter aircraft are high-performance heavy-weapons systems which can take on enemies who are very technologically advanced. These include the F-22 and the F-35.

The 21st centuries wars are expected to be mostly waged by terrorists and small forces hiding behind civilians and in detail-dense terrain such as forests, jungles, and mountains. The jet aircraft useful for fighting…

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