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Lines of Fire - A Renegade Writes on Strategy Intelligence and Security - cover

Lines of Fire - A Renegade Writes on Strategy Intelligence and Security

Ralph Peters

Publisher: Stackpole Books

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The New York Times–bestselling military analyst offers a collection of essays covering a generation of geopolitics and military policy.   For decades, Ralph Peters has been the most provocative and visionary American writer on military affairs, strategy, security, and intelligence. In that time, he predicted every major trend that has plagued the post-Cold-War world. A career military officer and acclaimed author, he has faced issues ranging from the explosion of religious terrorism to the fatal weaknesses of our intelligence system and our dangerous over-reliance on technology.  Now Peters delves into these and other enduringly vital themes in this definitive, career-spanning collection of his writings. Lines of Fire is an indispensable volume for understanding today’s crises—and tomorrow’s.
Available since: 06/14/2023.
Print length: 437 pages.

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