In this extraordinary, controversial novel, author. Jun 28, 2016 ralph peters is a retired army lieutenant colonel and former enlisted man, a controversial strategist and veteran of the intelligence world. Red army by ralph peters, 1989, pocket books edition, in english red army 1989 edition open library. The content shown may differ from the edition of this book sold on mighty ape.
Ralph peters is a former army intelligence analyst who specialized in soviet tactical doctrine. As others have mentioned, peters has a gift for getting into the heads of key players on both sides and sometimes brutally portraying their unique personalities. Red army is a good book that is let down by the authors poor appraisal of the tactical nature of the proposed conflict. Part one of the audio version of the book by ralph peters. Aug 12, 2011 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The soviet government is faced with the last moments in which soviet planning, manpower, and equipment will be capable of beating the constantly improving weapons technology of the west. Wall street journal called ralph peters the thinking mans tom clancy. Col ralph peters says his acclaimed new novel valley of the shadow, is not the usual candycoated rendering of the civil war that most readers are used to. Peters appeared frequently as an analyst on fox news until march 2018 when he resigned, calling the network a propaganda machine for the trump administration and accused the network of wittingly harming our system of government for profit. Now he presents plausible soviet disunion, a demoralized central government wielding a crippled red army against rebellious. Part two of the audio version of the book by ralph peters.
Ralph peters, april 20, 2003, the washington post interview. As a novelist he has sometimes written under the pen name owen parry. He is unique in the way he gets inside an individuals head. Army officer and former enlisted soldier, his unusual career took him from moscow to mandalay and from the middle east to latin america. Red army by ralph peters, 9781451636697, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Ive had the files sitting on my hard drive for years, and i thought id share them with. Ralph peters is a retired army lieutenant colonel and former enlisted man, a controversial strategist and veteran of the intelligence world. Ralph peters audio books, best sellers, author bio. Soviet army wages a brutal battle for europeeven as the hidden rivalries and divided loyalties within its ranks begin to emerge. Ralph peters, as an army intelligence officer specializing in soviet affairs, took a different approach of the technothrillers of the 1980s and wrote about the men behind the soviet guns instead the guns themselves. Ralph peters is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel, a fox news national security analyst and author. Involving the red army to contemporary terrorism and failed state issues. Peters has an ability for variability in his writing, and an uncanny eye for detail. Red army by ralph peters meet your next favorite book. Jan 15, 2011 red army is a good book that is let down by the authors poor appraisal of the tactical nature of the proposed conflict. Ralph peters born april 19, 1952 is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel and author. Oct 30, 2018 part one of the audio version of the book by ralph peters.
The russian imperial army and navy, together with other imperial institutions of tsarist russia, disintegrated after the outbreak of the russian revolution of. Assuming that happened, what do you think the world would have looked like in. Americans are the russians secret weapon in the battle to preserve the soviet union in the toonear future. Sadly, red army is no longer in print and is not on audible at the time of this. Army officer ralph peters, cain at gettysburg is bound to become a classic of men at war. Army officer and longtime contributor with fox news, quit his job as a strategic analyst with the network in early mar. Ralph peters is a former army intelligence analyst who specialized in soviet. Red army, soviet army created by the communist government after the bolshevik revolution of 1917.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Repair dv6000 user guide, report of the commissioner of agriculture for the year 1877, and many other ebooks. Ralph peters is the author of twentynine books, including works on strategy and military affairs, as well as bestselling, prizewinning novels. Peters is a former army officer who has toured these areas and understands the culture. It tells the same kind of story conventional war in europe, late 80s from the perspective of the soviets, and it does a very, very good job of both humanizing them and presenting a more politically realistic vision.
It tells the same kind of story conventional war in europe, late 80s from the perspective of the soviets, and it does a very, very good job of both humanizing them and presenting a more politically realistic vision of how such a conflict would go. These excerpts are from ralph peters article blood borders published in 2006 in the us armed forces journal. I think his star as the best american civil war novelist now outshines jeff shaarathough i still read each new shaara book. He brings out the miserableness of communismthe peoplethe unhappinessthe lostnessthe falseness. Peters grew up in schuylkill county, pennsylvania, and studied writing at pennsylvania state university. Jan 15, 2011 red army by ralph peters, 9781451636697, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In 1938, the red army had 179,000 officers, 56% more than in 1937, of whom a further 6,742 were dismissed. Red army ralph peters book instock buy now at mighty. From the cockpit of a mig to the foot soldiers and tankers on the scarred, bloody battlefields to the fourstar general commanding the attack, red army is a. Book 2 by low robert26242 the book of dreams saxon series by severin tim26204 crowbone the oathsworn series, book 5 by low robert26038 call me by your name by andre aciman784. I still remember this book years later because it wasnt just cutanddry battle. Ralph peters is a prizewinning, bestselling novelist and the author of innovative works on strategy and security. At an operational level, peters role as an intelligence expert comes into play, showcasing the soviet deep battle doctrine with remarkable fidelity for a book written without full access to soviet source material.
He later became a foreign area officer, specializing in the soviet union. Afj can assert this because of a very similar exercise undertaken by army lt. And indeed, red army 1989 can be compared to clancys novel of a soviet invasion of western europe, red storm rising 1986. Red army is a 1989 cold warera war novel written by u. In blood borders, peters suggested that a reimagining of middle eastern and asian borders along ethnic, sectarian and tribal lines might ease regional tensions. Ralph peters darkness at chancellorsville is a novel of one of the most dramatic battles in american history, from the new york times bestselling, threetime boyd awardwinning author of the battle hymn cycle. Clancy cohort larry bond he collaborated on red storm rising shows that much of clancys skill in storytelling rubbed off, as the entertaining red phoenix is equal to the mentors best work. Peters s bestselling red army 1988, written just before the world turned upside down, was a thoroughly realistic whatif about a soviet preemptive strike.
Peters, a soviet analyst, russian linguist and military intelligence officer. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Oct 30, 2018 part two of the audio version of the book by ralph peters. In my teen years i read a lot of tom clancy so i was pretty well up to speed on 1980s weapon systems, and since id already ground through red storm rising i thought i knew what i was in for here. In the book red army, the warsaw pact attacks nato in 1987, get to the rhine pretty quicksmart and the west germans sue for peace, ending the war, and ending nato. If ralph peters is in any way accurate in this depiction and bear in mind he was a lieutenant colonel then its a heartwarming testament to the human condition. The alternate history explores a world war iii scenario. Peterss bestselling red army 1988, written just before the world turned upside down, was a thoroughly realistic whatif about a soviet preemptive strike. Red army is a 1989 cold warera military novel written by u. He has published more than a thousand essays, articles, and columns. We have made it easy for you to find a pdf ebooks without any digging.
Assuming that happened, what do you think the world would have looked like in the years afterwards. The predictability of the titles extends into the structure and, in the case of ralph peters red army, throughout the book. In this extraordinary, controversial novel, author ralph petersa u. From new york times bestselling author and former u. Apr 14, 2009 in the book red army, the warsaw pact attacks nato in 1987, get to the rhine pretty quicksmart and the west germans sue for peace, ending the war, and ending nato.
The 1984 version was an attempt to put the viewer in the shoes of the mujaheddin in afghanistan, to help you internalize the plight of the insurgent fighter against the great bear oppressor. His books include the officers club, the war after armageddon, endless war, and red army. Ralph peters has 51 books on goodreads with 18167 ratings. In his second novel, ralph peters, a united states army intelligence officer, has. A novel of tomorrows war by ralph peters paperback. In the highest echelons of the red army the purges removed 3 of 5 marshals, of 15 army generals, 8 of 9 admirals, 50 of 57 army corps generals, 154 out of 186 division generals, all 16 army commissars, and 25 of 28 army corps commissars. As far as im aware, this is the only digital upload easily available on the internet. Peters spent ten years in germany working in military intelligence. This book was published in 1989, during the beginning of the end of a soviet union that still presented a threat to the west. Red army book by ralph peters official publisher page. I loved this book from the first time i picked it up.
The damned of petersburg by ralph peters overdrive rakuten. Manchester united in the 1970s first edition by kurt, richard, nickeas, chris isbn. Red army book pdf this book about the red army faction of americanoccupied. Germany is one that should be read by any serious student of anti imperialist. Hill calgary gives us an institutional history of the red army, from the mid1920s through the horrors and triumphs of the great patriotic war. So texted my pal matt when i mentioned id started reading red army by ralph. Army intelligence officer special izing in the soviet militarytakes us inside an army of. Oct 02, 20 afj can assert this because of a very similar exercise undertaken by army lt. The alternate history explores a world war iii scenario based on a soviet attack on west germany across the north german plain, with defense provided by nato army corps from the uk, the netherlands, belgium, and germany. Red army is a story about the soviets invading germany. Ive been trying to make you read it these last twenty years. Im trying to write civil war novels that really dramatize history and that are much more accurate and realistic than novels in the past, peters said thursday on the. Red dawn 2012, a massive missed opportunity i only saw the 2012 version last night. Probably the best one ive ever read was red army, by ralph peters.
A master at bringing to life the eternal soldier, ralph peters tells a riveting tale that honors those americans who fight and sacrifice all for a dream of freedom. Ralph peters born 1952 is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel, author. If you think it is proving to be a the rise of isis in iraq is a. The days and nights of nearsleeplessness and the stress involved in maintaining the objective conditions for troop control as nato pounded away at the fronts infrastructure had clamped his asthma around his. I ve now reread the book 26 years on, and like my taste in music, im happy to. Clancy cohort larry bond he collaborated on red storm rising shows that much of clancys skill in storytelling rubbed off, as the entertaining red phoenix is. A soldierhistorian looks at how the world has changed in the past decade and finds that america is both hostage to history and likely to be saved by it. Jun 10, 2018 if ralph peters is in any way accurate in this depiction and bear in mind he was a lieutenant colonel then its a heartwarming testament to the human condition.
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