Book Description
In Beyond Baghdad, America's most provocative writer on strategy recounts the liberation of Iraq and analyzes its implications for the future of U.S. military strategy and foreign policy. Author Ralph Peters describes future threats at home and abroad, offers startling insights into today's most pressing issues, and highlights global opportunities that lie, unrecognized, within our grasp. Written in his trademark style--powerful, lively, and accessible--Peters' themes range from the lessons of recent combat experiences to a proposed revolutionary redesign of Washington's international strategy.
Certain to be widely read and heatedly discussed, Beyond Baghdad is destined to become one of the most influential books of the decade.
About the author
Ralph Peters is a strategist and adventurer, a former Army officer and best-selling novelist, a commentator and world traveler--and arguably America’s most independent thinker. Convinced that only first-hand observation gives us a practical understanding of the world’s problems, he has traveled to almost sixty countries and to every continent except Antarctica. In addition to his acclaimed and influential books on strategy, Fighting for the Future and Beyond Terror, Peters is the author of prize-winning works of fiction, published both under his own name and under the pen name Owen Parry. He has written for a wide range of American and international newspapers and journals, and he appears frequently in the broadcast media. Ralph Peters maintains strict independence from all partisan organizations and finds the sight of burning bridges inspiring.
General Barry McCaffrey is a Professor of International Security Studies at West Point. He also serves as a national security analyst for NBC News. He was wounded-in-action three times during four combat tours.
