Looking for Trouble Adventures in a Broken World

by Peters, Ralph

• ISBN13: 9780811706896
• ISBN10: 0811706893
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780811741064
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
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Summary

Ralph Peters--career soldier, controversial strategist, prize-winning, best-selling novelist, erstwhile rock musician, popular columnist, and old-fashioned adventurer--has always been good for a surprise. Now, for the first time, Peters recounts the personal experiences that shaped his views of the world, from the collapsing Soviet Union to the drug wars of the Andean Ridge, from quiet forays into Burma and Laos to military missions to Pakistan and the Caucasus--and on to the Southwest border of the United States and the meanest streets of Los Angeles. As the U.S. Armys chosen troubleshooter before he took off his uniform to write, Peters saw the greatest international dramas of our times and the personal tragedies they created from a truly unique perspective--and took advantage of every moment outside of the wire.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
June 1991: The Caucasus	p. 1
June 1991: The Green Grave	p. 28
June 1991: Lord of the Mountains	p. 52
1952-1989: The Tempting Fortress	p. 81
May, June 1990: From Mustapha, to Natasha, with Love	p. 108
June 1990: The Great Khan's Morning After	p. 126
Summer 1992: Blood in the Black Garden	p. 158
Summer 1992 continued: Land of Stones, Land of Fire	p. 183
September 1992-August 1993: Among the Missing	p. 206
1994: Thug Wars to Drug Wars	p. 227
1995: Pakistan	p. 251
1996: Elvis, Buddha, and the Burrito of the Apocalypse	p. 306
Epilog	p. 336
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