Yet, don’t assume that the sole value of Wars of Blood and Faith lies only in its sorely-needed wake-up call that we must realize our survival depends upon – quite literally — killing our enemies before they kill us. Peters’ prescient, timely and carefully-crafted articles cover the world, explaining in the author’s trademark crystal-clear, Hemingway-esque style the myriad of critical security issues that confront America and the West around the globe. Although many of the book’s essays address the Iraq War’s military and political issues (including its domestic and international fall-out), Peters razor-sharp analysis looks beyond the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan to encompass such far-flung places as China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, Israel, Somalia, and Darfur. With continuing worldwide experience in 70 countries, Peters is no stay-at-home “studio pundit” – the book includes first-hand reporting from the front lines in Iraq and Israel’s war with Hezbollah. Ralph Peters knows what he’s talking about. More important, he’s not afraid to “go public” by sharing that unequaled experience with the reading public in his perceptive essays. As a result, Wars of Blood and Faith is a cogent, desperately-needed wake up call to Peters’ fellow citizens. Since, as the author notes, our “ruling elite” leaders in Washington seem “afraid to think — because many of the answers are terrifying,” he’s taking his case directly to those who elect them. “The goal of the many essays and columns in this book,” Peters explains, “is to provoke the complacent, to challenge the (deadly) traditional wisdom, and to encourage Americans to think for themselves.” One fervently hopes they will. Clearly, reading Wars of Blood and Faith is a great way to give those complacent brains a much-needed “jump-start.” Buy it. Read it. Share it.

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As the rhetoric for the 2008 elections heats up – during which we’ll certainly get more than our fill of candidates “speculatin’ on a hypothesis” – take a welcome break and read this book! Reading Ralph Peters’ Wars of Blood and Faith is the best preparation possible for casting an informed ballot on Election Day in November 2008. And as the candidates’ campaign workers smother you and other potential voters with requests for contributions, consider a “gift in kind” – send a copy of Wars of Blood and Faith to the parties’ national committees. It might be the best investment you’ll ever make.

About the Author

Ralph Peters is a retired Army officer and the author of twenty-two books under his own name and as Owen Parry. He is an opinion columnist for the New York Post, a member of the board of contributors at USA Today, a contributing editor at Armed Forces Journal, and a member of the advisory board for Armchair General magazine. A frequent guest on television and radio, Ralph Peters continues to work in support of our military and to travel to the world’s trouble spots to investigate the reality behind the headlines.

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