Ralph Peters

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January 01, 1952 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, The United States

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Mystery & Thrillers

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Ralph Peters is a novelist, an essayist, a former career soldier, and an adventurer in the 19th-century sense. He is the author of a dozen critically acclaimed novels, two influential works on strategy, "Beyond Terror" and "Fighting for the Future".

Mr. Peters' works can also be found under the pen name "Owen Parry." He also appears frequently as a commentator on television and radio networks.

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Books by Ralph Peters

Average rating: 3.64 · 992 ratings · 183 reviews · 33 distinct works

	Red Army 3.77 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The War After Armageddon 3.20 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The War in 2020 3.65 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Cain at Gettysburg 4.06 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Officers' Club 3.40 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Looking for Trouble: Adventures in a Broken World 3.83 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Wars of Blood and Faith: The Conflicts That Will Shape the 21st Century 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Endless War: Middle-Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization 3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Traitor 3.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Devil's Garden 3.43 avg rating — 23 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:

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“A soldier’s duty…” Taylor intoned the last word in a voice of granite, “is to do an honest day’s work in dishonest times… and to make the best out of the worst fucking mess imaginable. It means… believing in your heart that some things are more important than your personal devils… or even your personal beliefs. It means the willingness to give up… everything.” Taylor sat back in his chair, never breaking eye contact. “And sometimes it just means lacing up your boots one more time when the whole world’s going to shit.”
― Ralph Peters, The War in 2020

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“Human beings may hate a distant enemy in theory, but they generally prefer to kill their neighbors.”
― Ralph Peters, Wars of Blood and Faith: The Conflicts That Will Shape the 21st Century

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