Lines of Fire
A Renegade Writes on Strategy, Intelligence, and Security
Published on 14. June 2023
437 pages
978-0-8117-4497-3 (ISBN)
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New York Times-bestselling military analyst offers a collection of essays covering a generation of geopolitics and military policy.
For decades, Ralph Peters has been the most provocative and visionary American writer on military affairs, strategy, security, and intelligence. In that time, he predicted every major trend that has plagued the post-Cold-War world. A career military officer and acclaimed author, he has faced issues ranging from the explosion of religious terrorism to the fatal weaknesses of our intelligence system and our dangerous over-reliance on technology.
Now Peters delves into these and other enduringly vital themes in this definitive, career-spanning collection of his writings. Lines of Fireis an indispensable volume for understanding today's crises-and tomorrow's.
For decades, Ralph Peters has been the most provocative and visionary American writer on military affairs, strategy, security, and intelligence. In that time, he predicted every major trend that has plagued the post-Cold-War world. A career military officer and acclaimed author, he has faced issues ranging from the explosion of religious terrorism to the fatal weaknesses of our intelligence system and our dangerous over-reliance on technology.
Now Peters delves into these and other enduringly vital themes in this definitive, career-spanning collection of his writings. Lines of Fireis an indispensable volume for understanding today's crises-and tomorrow's.
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Fox News Strategic Analyst Ralph Peters is the author of 27 books, including bestselling and prize-winning novels. He has experience in over 70 countries and, as a journalist, has covered multiple conflicts. His work has appeared in a wide range of publications and he serves on the advisory board of Armchair General magazine. He lives in Virginia.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Other Books by Ralph Peters
- Introduction: Making Mud Pies in the Sty
- 1. The New Warrior Class
- 2. The Culture of Future Conflict
- 3. Our Soldiers, Their Cities
- 4. Spotting the Losers
- 5. Our New Old Enemies
- 6. The American Mission
- 7. The Human Terrain of Urban Operations
- 8. The Plague of Ideas
- 9. When Devils Walk the Earth
- 10. Stability, America's Enemy
- 11. The Black Art of Intelligence
- 12. Hidden Unities
- 13. God's Real Estate
- 14. In Praise of Attrition
- 15. Atlantis, the Ideological Superpower
- 16. The Goddess of the Southern Seas
- 17. The Shape of Wars to Come
- 18. The Ultimate Weapon
- 19. Occupation 101
- 20. Survival Strategy
- 21. Blood Borders
- 22. Why Clausewitz Had It Backward
- 23. Return of the Tribes
- 24. Lessons from Lebanon
- 25. The "Eurabia" Myth
- 26. Dream Warriors
- 27. Learning to Lose
- 28. Better than Genocide
- 29. 12 Myths of Twenty-First Century War
- 30. Dishonest Doctrine
- 31. War's Irrational Motivators
- 32. Fighting Words
- 33. Trapping Ourselves in Afghanistan
- 34. The Last (Mini) Empire
- 35. Charisma and Victory
- Back Cover
