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Riccardo Forte was born in Turin, Italy, where he received his BA in Political Science. Next, he earned his PhD in History of the Americas from the University of Genoa and a PhD in History from El Colegio de México. Riccardo began his writing career as a historian and traveler, researching political history in America and Latin America, authoritarianism, military political culture, geopolitics, and international relations. In 2010, Riccardo moved to the United States as a research scholar at the Library of Congress, and began writing his first novel, Obiettivo Indecifrabile. He became a full-time author in 2017. His book is now available in Italian and Spanish, and the English edition will be available at the end of 2025. He is currently wo ...more

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	Target Unknown by Riccardo Forte (Goodreads Author), Elettra Pauletto (Translator) 4.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2026 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cultura Politica En America: Variaciones Regionales y Temporales (Biblioteca de Signos) (Spanish Edition) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fuerzas armadas, cultura politica y seguridad interna/ Armed forces, Political Culture and Internal Security: Origenes Y Fortalecimiento Del Poder ... ... (Biblioteca De Signos) (Spanish Edition) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tradición y modernidad en la historia de la cultura política. España e Hispanoamérica, siglos XVI-XX 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fuerzas militares en Iberoamérica: Siglos XVIII y XIX by Juan Ortiz Escamilla, Josefina Zoraida Vázquez, Coralia Gutierrez Alvarez 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diálogos con una trayectoria Intelectual: Marcello Carmagnani en el Colegio de México by Yovana Celaya Nández, Carlos Contreras, María Luna Argudín 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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