Ad Britannia

About the Book

This historical novel is about a handsome young Germanic horseman who served as a Roman auxiliary cavalryman during the early first century when Emperor Claudius’ powerful legions invade the island of Britannia. Driven to revenge the murder of a childhood friend, Chatti Ivo pursues a corrupt Roman tribune across much of Western Europa, to become favored by tribal leaders and Roman aristocrats, including Emperor Claudius himself. During these first 29 years of his life, Ivo sees much of the good and bad of the spectacular young Roman Empire and finds love with Aurelia (the beautiful daughter of Mainz’s Roman legionary commander) whom he rescues from the Rhine during his tribe’s retaliatory raid against the arrogant tribune.

About the Author

Colonel Don Walbrecht (the 11th Mach-3 SR-71 pilot) served 30 years as an Air Force officer, participating in advanced aircraft development, leading Pentagon programming and budgeting matters, and holding transpacific and transatlantic staff and command positions. In five years of U.K.-based service, he was the Chief U.S. Military Negotiator with the U.K. Ministry of Defence, and finally, Vice-Commander of the 26,000-person U.S. Third Air Force during the early 1980s. He earned three graduate degrees: a Master of Science from the George Washington University, a Masters of Literature from the Cambridge University, and Ph.D. from the University of East Anglia. He authored five Hessian John historical westerns, a scientific-fiction romaunt, On Silent Wings, and a doctoral dissertation, the History of U.S.-U.K. Airpower Cooperation.