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| Wars of Blood and Faith: The Conflicts That Will Shape the 21st Century | 
| Author: Ralph Peters
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 38239
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.6 x 1.5
ISBN: 081170274X
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.020112
EAN: 9780811702744
ASIN: 081170274X
Publication Date: July 15, 2007
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Product Description
In the no-holds-barred tradition that has won him so many fans across the nation and around the world, best-selling author and strategist Ralph Peters confronts the crucial security issues of our time--and the troubled times to come. With his trademark clarity and force, Peters argues that we have left behind the Age of Ideologies to enter a violent period in which ethnicity and religion--blood and faith--will continue to be the source of ferocious rebellions, genocide, and global terrorism. His compelling vision spares neither our foreign policy nor our domestic follies as he ruthlessly outlines what it will take to protect our country against this new breed of enemies.
* We have forgotten what it takes to win wars, leading to tragic, unnecessary failures.
* Too many Americans still refuse to take our enemies seriously, even though terrorists and foreign leaders are bent on inflicting apocalyptic destruction on us.
* Those enemies will use nuclear weapons, if allowed to possess them.
* Religious wars are impossible to prevent--because our enemies desire them.
* The Middle East is headed for greater chaos, and Israel may not survive.
* Civilized approaches to combat no longer work.
* Pop bestsellers have read globalization exactly wrong--it s leading the world to divisive crises of identity, not greater unity.
Despite these challenges, the United States will remain the world s most-successful and greatest power--but the cost will be determined by our willingness to face a new century s brutal realities.
Wars of Blood and Faith continues the ever-popular series of works by Ralph Peters on strategy, conflict, and the military published by Stackpole Books--titles that have not only excited and informed a wide range of readers, but which have profoundly influenced our national security.
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 Controversial but always fascinating October 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ralph peters has a pretty unique style among military writers.
His utterly unceremonial writing style, completely devoid of political correctness and full of unconventional insights is so refreshing, that one would recommend the purchase of the book just for this.
The book is also (like the entire production of the author) an invaluable antidote to pacifism, as opposed to being pacific.
The book is a collection of articles appeared in several magazines during 2006 and 2007, which maintain their entertaining value even when the situation which originated the article has lost some or all of its actuality.
You will not always agree with Peters' unconventional opinions, but I am confident that you will not regret the money spent.
 Fair Content but not Large Print September 13, 2008
This book was advertised as a large print edition. I am 77 years old have small cataracs and need the large print to enjoy reading. The copy I received is printed in a font size of about 8 or 10. Thus reading the book is very slow and unenjoyable for me.
The book consists of reprints of newspaper oped pieces by the author. They are sometimes thoughtful, but he has a tendency to rant. I,too, am a retired military officer (USMC) and appreciate his gripes as well as his truism that war is all about killing the enemy and destroying his capacity to wage war. He points out how "rules f engagement" and our dread of "collateral damage" unnecessarily restrict our Armies from achieving the objective of winning conflicts with the least damage to ourselves.
I believe I would have rated this book higher if it had been in large print.
Ralph Peters does it again August 25, 2008
Starting with the 1999 "Fighting For The Future: Will America Triumph?" compendium, Peters has published non-fiction, fiction and a series of other compendiums taken from his daily columns - totally revelent to why we're in our current situation worldwide.
He forcasted the difficulty of urban combat in 1995 - no secret going all the way back to WWII - but WHY we were equipped to fight on the plains of EUROPE 10 years after the cold war was over - ? What worked in Desert Storm in 1991 because we 'failed' to take Baghdad - did not work in 2003 when we occupied it. What worked in Afghanistan failed in Iraq ... and Peters tells us why.
General Patraius was on the right track when commanding the 'surge' - and Peters was correct in his forcasts. What completely threw me was his repeated statement that the Shi'a - minus Iran - and Iran minus the mullahs - are the better bet than the compliant Sunni in us having any friends in the region.
As a retired Intelligence Officer of 27 years myself - I can relate to why Peters retired when he did - and challenge the 'wisdom' of 'experts' on either side of the aisle.
His continued reference to John McCain and Joe Lieberman as perhaps the only two politicians who "get it" among all the talking heads in Washington is food for thought in our upcoming election. Unfortunately he fails to tell us why. AFTER the book was published - the success of the surge - backed by Lieberman and McCain explains why ... but those who disagree on this success and those who have no background on either candidate are left in the dark...
Peters - like many others was critical of Prime Minister Olmert's failure to correctly utilize the Israeli Defense Force against Hezbollah in 2006 Lebanon and gives the IDF CLEAR WARNING ON THE WEAKNESSES of its Reserve Military forces and over reliance on technology against a trained Transnational Army.
Why buy or read the book? It's an eye opener. It shatters even my cynical 'conventional wisdom' ... and agree or disagree - Ralph Peters takes you down some foreign policy back alleys where you've never been and may never want to go back to. Put in context - and by subject - his prolific writing - in a multitude of publications can be focused in a single place and what emerges is a better policy statement than most of what Washington is currently blathering about.
Currently working as an Army Contract employee in computer simulations and modeling for BN/BDE Staff Training - I can see why Peters brings into focus the "Why We Fight" for all disaffected peoples of the world.
Read the book - if it doesn't change your mind on a multitude of issues - it will at least make you a more knowledgable dissenter ...
Not a book but series of articles by the author - good compilation August 22, 2008
This is not a book that has a beginning and then an end. It's full of author's original articles that have appeared in different print media across the world. Good compilation and great points. I liked the book.
 A bunch of columns January 29, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm a fan of Ralph Peters, but this "book" was disappointing. All this is is a bunch of his New York Post columns reprinted. That's not a book by my definition. Not worth buying.
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