Beyond Terror

by Peters, Ralph

• ISBN13: 9780811700245
• ISBN10: 0811700240
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Stackpole Books

Summary

Acclaimed military strategist and author Ralph Peters assembles 18 essays, some written before and others after the September 11 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.

Author Biography

Ralph Peters retired from the U.S. Army in 1998, shortly after 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. Post-military travels have taken him to India, Indonesia, Egypt, and various other troubled regions. He believes that only first-handobservation allows a practical understanding of the world's problems. In addition to his influential book on strategy, Fighting for the Future, Ralph Peters is the author of twelve novels, including a series of critically acclaimed historical novels published under a pen name. He has written for a wide range of journals and newspapers and has appeared on every major American television and radio network as well as in the international media. In demand as a lecturer and consultant, he won't do it if it ain't fun.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
At the Walls of Jericho
Our Place in History	p. 3
When Devils Walk the Earth	p. 22
The New Strategic Trinity	p. 66
The Hourglass Wars	p. 77
Heavy Peace	p. 90
The American Mission	p. 103
Killers and Constables	p. 115
The Plague of Ideas	p. 139
Stability, America's Enemy	p. 167
The Black Art of Intelligence	p. 193
The Rejection of the West	p. 209
And Rumors of War
The Seeker and the Sage	p. 261
The Casualty Myth	p. 286
Hard Target	p. 292
The Human Terrain of Urban Operations	p. 299
Hucksters in Uniform	p. 312
The Future of War	p. 323
Coda
Dogma and the Dead	p. 337
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