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Acclaimed military strategist and author Ralph Peters assembles 18 essays, some written before and others after the 11 September 2001 attacks, that show his writing at its best. Always one step ahead of other military strategists, Peters evaluates the status quo of world affairs and brings years of experience as an Army-insider to bear on the state of terrorism in the world today and his vision for how the United States should be fighting the war against terrorists and terrorism.Peters proposes an unorthodox view of intelligence analysis, attacks the lie that the American people will not accept casualties, and, in a tour de force, reveals the human side of Clausewitz. Drawing on the experiences of an unusual military career and travel to more than fifty countries, Peters portrays a world undergoing the most dramatic changes in history. "Beyond Terror" takes us far beyond the intellectual prison of traditional wisdom to offer the most original thinking available on the strategic challenges confronting the United States in the 21st century.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1109766 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 368 pages

About the Author
Ralph Peters retired from the U.S. Army in 1998, shortly before his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel, in order to write and speak freely. His service took him from the enlisted ranks to the Executive Office of the President, from the former Soviet Union to the Pentagon, and from the Andean Ridge to Southeast Asia. In addition to his influential book on strategy, Fighting for the Future, he is also the author of twelve novels.

Customer Reviews

The Future War on Terrorism, by a master
Ralph Peters is one of the most forward thinking military analysts, and a particular expert on insurgency, along with T E Lawrence and Mao Tse Tung. This collection of essays has all the hallmarks of classic Peters, along with his trademark contentiousness. Lines like "When Americans are attacked our response cannot merely be "proportionate, it must be stunning even to our allies" are bound to raise comment. Sadly, Peters goes too far in courting controversy in some of his essays, and the last essay in the book should not have been included at all. However, this is insightful stuff from a master of his craft.