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Ralph Peters Born April 19, 1952 (age 66) Pottsville, Pennsylvania U.S. Nationality American Education Pennsylvania State University Alma mater St. Mary's University, Texas,[1] M.A. (international relations), 1988 Occupation Former U.S. Army officer, military analyst, writer Home town Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S. Political party Independent Spouse(s) Janice Stickler (divorced) Marion Ann Martin (divorced) Katherine McIntire (m. 1994) Parent(s) Ralph Heinrich Peters Alice Catherine (née Parfitt) Peters

Ralph Peters, Pottsville (Pennsylvania), V.S., 19 april 1952 is een gepensioneerd Amerikaans landmacht luitenant-kolonel en auteur.

Peters verscheen regelmatig als analist op Fox News totdat hij in maart 2018 ontslag nam. Hij noemde het netwerk toen een "propaganda apparaat" voor het kabinet-Trump en beschuldigde het netwerk ervan dat het "willens en wetens ons staatsbestel schond uit winstbejag".

In addition to his non-fiction books, he has published eight novels under the pen name Owen Parry of which Honor's Kingdom received the Hammett Prize. Three of his novels published as Ralph Peters received the W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction.

Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2.1 Military 2.2 Writing 3 Views 3.1 Afghanistan 3.1.1 Bowe Bergdahl 3.2 Donald Rumsfeld 3.3 Obama foreign policy 3.4 Fox News 4 Awards 5 Bibliography 5.1 Novels 5.2 Nonfiction 6 References 7 External links

Early life and education Peters is of German Lutheran descent on his father's side, and Welsh Methodist on his mother's. He was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania and grew up in nearby Schuylkill Haven. His father was a coal miner and businessman. His wife, Katherine McIntire Peters, is the Deputy Editor of Government Executive Media Group, a division of Atlantic Media.[3]

Career Military Peters enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1976 after graduating from Pennsylvania State University.[4][5]

Peters' first assignment was in Germany. After returning from Germany, he attended Officer Candidate School and received a commission in 1980.[6][7] Subsequently, he served with 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, then part of the 1st Armored Division.[8]

Peters spent ten years in Germany working in military intelligence. He later became a Foreign Area Officer, specializing in the Soviet Union. He attended the Command and General Staff College. His last assignment was to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence. He retired in 1998 as a lieutenant colonel.

Writing Peters's first novel was Bravo Romeo, a spy thriller set in West Germany, and was published in 1981. Since then, his novels progressed from futuristic scenarios involving the Soviet Army to contemporary terrorism and failed state issues. His characters are often presented as military mavericks who have the knowledge and courage to tackle problems others cannot or will not. His novel, The War After Armageddon, was released in 2009. In 2008, he published the non-fiction Looking for Trouble: Adventures in a Broken World. He is a regular contributor to the military history magazine, Armchair General Magazine, and he also serves on its Advisory Board.[9]

He has also written historical war novels. His novels about the American Civil War have been well received and recognized with the Hammett Prize and the W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction.

He has published numerous essays on strategy in military journals such as Parameters, Military Review, and Armed Forces Journal, reports for the United States Marine Corps (see Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities[permanent dead link]), formerly wrote a regular opinion column for the New York Post, and has written essays and columns for USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Monthly and Army magazine. Peters is a member of the Board of Contributors for USA Today's Forum Page, part of the newspaper's Opinion section.

Views Afghanistan In February 2009 Peters called for U.S. troops to be pulled out of Afghanistan, writing, "we've mired ourselves by attempting to modernize a society that doesn't want to be – and cannot be – transformed." He continued, "We needed to smash our enemies and leave. Had it proved necessary, we could have returned later for another punitive mission. Instead, we fell into the great American fallacy of believing ourselves responsible for helping those who've harmed us."[10]

Bowe Bergdahl Peters expressed sympathy for POW Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's family, but speculated (Fox News, July 19, 2009) that Bergdahl might be "an apparent deserter ... if he walked away from his post and his buddies in wartime – I don't care how hard it sounds – as far as I'm concerned the Taliban can save us a lot of legal hassles and legal bills." He characterized Bergdahl's description (in the Taliban produced video) of U.S. military behavior in Afghanistan as collaboration with the enemy, even if coerced.[11] Peters hoped Bergdahl would be reunited with his family, but argued that the US media had glorified one captured soldier who Peters claimed had shamed his unit and lied, while ignoring genuine heroes and casualties (The O'Reilly Factor, July 21).[12]

Donald Rumsfeld In 2011, Peters criticized former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, saying: "I am allergic to Rumsfeld. We did a great thing in Iraq, but we did it very badly. He is an extremely talented man but he has the tragic flaw of hubris. His arrogance is unbearable. My friends in uniform just hate him."[13]

Obama foreign policy During Stuart Varney's Fox Business Network show on December 7, 2015, Peters referred to Obama as a "total pussy", leading Fox News to suspend him for two weeks.[14]

Fox News In March 2018, Peters publicly quit his role as an expert commentator on Fox News.[15]

Four decades ago, I took an oath as a newly commissioned officer. I swore to "support and defend the Constitution," and that oath did not expire when I took off my uniform. Today, I feel that Fox News is assaulting our constitutional order and the rule of law, while fostering corrosive and unjustified paranoia among viewers. Over my decade with Fox, I long was proud of the association. Now I am ashamed.

Awards In 2013, Peters was named as the recipient of the W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction from the American Library Association for his novel Cain at Gettysburg.[16] He received the award again in 2014 for Hell or Richmond[17] and in 2016 for Valley of the Shadow.[18]

In 2002, he received the Hammett Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers, North American Branch (IACW/NA) for Honor's Kingdom.[19]

Bibliography Novels As Ralph Peters Bravo Romeo – 1981 ISBN 978-0399900976 Red Army – 1989 ISBN 978-0671676681 The War in 2020 – 1991 ISBN 0671676709 Flames of Heaven: A Novel of the End of the Soviet Union – 1994 ISBN 0811726843 The Perfect Soldier – 1995 ISBN 0671865838 The Devil's Garden – 1998 ISBN 978-0811731065 Twilight of Heroes – 1999 ISBN 0811726908 Traitor – 1999 ISBN 0380976412 The War After Armageddon – 2009 ISBN 978-0765323552 The Officers' Club – 2011 ISBN 978-0765326805 Cain at Gettysburg – 2012 ISBN 978-0765330475 Hell or Richmond – 2013 ISBN 978-0765330482 Valley of the Shadow – 2015 ISBN 978-0765374035 The Damned of Petersburg – 2016 ISBN 978-0765374066 Judgment at Appomattox – 2017 As Owen Parry Faded Coat of Blue – 1999 ISBN 978-0380976423 OCLC 41035507 Shadows of Glory – 2000 ISBN 978-0380976430 OCLC 44949833 Call Each River Jordan – 2001 ISBN 978-0060186388 OCLC 48754087 Honor's Kingdom – 2002 ISBN 978-0060186340 OCLC 48613435 The Bold Sons of Erin – 2003 ISBN 978-0060513900 OCLC 52041095 Our Simple Gifts: Civil War Christmas Tales – 2004 ISBN 978-0060013783 OCLC 49699128 Strike the Harp!: American Christmas Stories – 2004 ISBN 978-0060572365 OCLC 54529066 The Rebels of Babylon: a Novel – 2005 ISBN 978-0060513924 OCLC 56068791 Nonfiction Fighting for the Future: Will America Triumph? – 1999 ISBN 0811706516 Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World – 2002 ISBN 0811700240 Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace – 2003 ISBN 0811700844 New Glory: Expanding America's Global Supremacy – 2005 ISBN 1595230114 Never Quit the Fight – 2006 ISBN 0811733289, 978-0811702744 Wars of Blood and Faith: The Conflicts That Will Shape the 21st Century – 2007 ISBN 081170274X Looking For Trouble: Adventures in a Broken World – 2008 ISBN 0811734102 Endless War – 2010 ISBN 978-0811705509 Lines of Fire: A Renegade Writes on Strategy, Intelligence, and Security – 2011 ISBN 0811705889