Ralph Peters was born on April 19,1952 and is a retired United States Army lieutenant colonel and author.
18 Facts About Ralph Peters
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Ralph Peters is of German and Lutheran descent on his father's side, and Welsh and Methodist descent on his mother's.
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Ralph Peters enlisted in the US Army in 1976 following his graduation from Pennsylvania State University.
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Ralph Peters served with 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, then part of the 1st Armored Division.
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Ralph Peters spent ten years in Germany working in military intelligence, and was later appointed a Foreign Area Officer, where he specialized in the Soviet Union.
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Ralph Peters retired in 1998 as a lieutenant colonel, following 22 years of military service.
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Ralph Peters's protagonists are often presented as military mavericks who have the knowledge and courage to tackle problems others cannot or will not.
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Ralph Peters is a regular contributor to the military history website Armchair General and serves on its Advisory Board.
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Ralph Peters has published numerous essays on strategy in military journals such as Parameters, Military Review, and Armed Forces Journal, as well as reports for the United States Marine Corps.
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Ralph Peters formerly wrote a regular opinion column for the New York Post and has written essays and guest columns for USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Monthly, and Army magazine.
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Ralph Peters is a member of the Board of Contributors for USA Today's Forum Page, part of the newspaper's Opinion section.
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Ralph Peters strongly supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the ensuing Iraq War.
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Ralph Peters hoped Bergdahl would be reunited with his family, but argued that the US media had glorified one captured soldier who Ralph Peters claimed had shamed his unit and lied, while ignoring genuine heroes and casualties.
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Ralph Peters is an extremely talented man but he has the tragic flaw of hubris.
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In July 2017, Ralph Peters said that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is comparable" to Adolf Hitler.
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Ralph Peters praised President Donald Trump for his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
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In March 2018, Ralph Peters publicly quit his role as an expert commentator on Fox News.
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Ralph Peters received the award again in 2014 for Hell or Richmond and in 2016 for Valley of the Shadow and in 2020 for Darkness at Chancellorsville.