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Retired Army officer and historical novelist Ralph Peters talked about his book, Darkness at Chancellorsville: A Novel of Stonewall Jackson’s Triumph and Tragedy, in which he looked at the C…

Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters (Retired) talked about the Trump administration’s foreign policy. Topics included the possibility of a second summit between President Trump and Russian Presi…

Ralph Peters talked about his book, Judgement at Appomattox, and described the last maneuvers of Generals Ulysses S. Grant Grant and Robert E. Lee, leading to the surrender of Lee’s Confeder…

Ralph Peters talked about the human side of several Civil War leaders, such as Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson and Union General Francis Barlow. He spoke about their…

Ralph Peters talks about his book Valley of the Shadow: A Novel, a dramatized history of the Civil War. He also spoke about the research he does for his books. Colonel Peters (Retired) was t…

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters talked about the changing world and the need to clarify the difference between “the administration” and “the government” when talking about probl…

Ralph Peters talked about his novel, Cain at Gettysburg, and the value of historical fiction. He focused on the historical background of the book and on the myths of the Battle of Gettysburg…

Karl Marlantes - Vietnam War veteran (Marines), Yale University graduate, and Rhodes Scholar at Oxford - talked about his novel about the Vietnam War. Mr. Marlantes set out to write the book…

Ralph Peters talks about his latest collection of articles on such subjects as the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the problems in the Middle East, and U.S.-Russia relations. He spoke in…

Nicholas Schmidle talked about his book To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan (Henry Holt and Co.; May 12, 2009). Mr. Schmidle lived in Pakistan in 2006 and 2007 as …

Lt. Col. Ralph Peters (retired) was interviewed in his study and gave a tour of his library at his home in Warrenton, Virginia. The New York Post columnist, novelist, and author of non-ficti…

Laurent Murawiec talked about his book The Mind of Jihad (Cambridge University Press; October 13, 2008). In his book he looks at the history of jihad and argues that the jihadi movement toda…

American Enterprise Institute: Portion of Peters & Hamilton

Author and columnist Ralph Peters talked about his life and career. Topics included foreign policy and combating terrorism. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Photograph…

Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters (Ret.) talked about his recent trips to Iraq and the condition of the U.S. military involvement in the country. He was currently a New York Post columnist who…

Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters (Ret.) talked about his book Never Quit the Fight, published by Stackpole Books. During this keynote address at the Reserve Officers Association’s annual conference,…

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters talked about his recent trip in Iraq and media coverage of the war. He was a New York Post columnist who traveled to Kuwait and Iraq from Feb. 24 to M…

Ralph Peters discussed his book New Glory: Expanding America’s Global Supremacy, published by Sentinel. A retired military officer, he argues for a realignment of U.S. engagements abroad an…

Experts discussed discuss the strategic purpose of American land forces, and how they should be structured for the missions they face. Topics included army organization history, the all-volu…

Author, Ralph Peters, joined C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and talked about his book, “Beyond Terror” and the motivations of terrorists attacking the U.S. Mr. Peters also responded to audience…