Afghan Bear Trap - Forsythe, Dale W
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"It is an action-packed tale of courage, loyalty, and brutality about a "winless war." Forsythe's skill as a boots-on-the-ground raconteur gives us the grist to think about the bitter fruits of misguided imperialism. -Roberta Sabbath, Ph.D This gripping bildungsroman is set in pre-9/11 Afghanistan where U.S., Saudi Arabia, and allied anti-Soviet forces not only brought the communist state to its knees but also financed the rise of the Mujahedeen and Al-Qaeda. During this historic transition, a youthful Soviet recruit, Ivan Petrova, rises from Spetsnaz commando training to wealthy entrepreneur.…mehr

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"It is an action-packed tale of courage, loyalty, and brutality about a "winless war." Forsythe's skill as a boots-on-the-ground raconteur gives us the grist to think about the bitter fruits of misguided imperialism. -Roberta Sabbath, Ph.D This gripping bildungsroman is set in pre-9/11 Afghanistan where U.S., Saudi Arabia, and allied anti-Soviet forces not only brought the communist state to its knees but also financed the rise of the Mujahedeen and Al-Qaeda. During this historic transition, a youthful Soviet recruit, Ivan Petrova, rises from Spetsnaz commando training to wealthy entrepreneur. Petrova keeps his sanity throughout tragic events by turning both the metal detritus of the killing fields into welded sculptures, and his love of medicine into a life of healing. Ultimately it is his strong family ties that help him survive the dehumanizing experience of the Afghan invasion and the fall of his country. This book is the third, in the Teacher, Soldier, Spy trilogy that chronicles two wars: Vietnam and the Russian Afghan War. The other books in the trilogy are The Operative: Escape from Saudi Arabia and Forks in the Road, which is set in Vietnam.
Autorenporträt
Forsythe lived in Saudi Arabia with his family for a period of ten years. Near the end of his contract, the Saudi Secret police arrested Dr. Forsythe, along with three of his col-leagues. The charge was that of "Jewish Spy." It was touch-and-go for a time but, after seven months of house arrest, the charge was mysteriously dropped. The experience must have had a delayed impact on the author's writing. Following that experience, writing "spy" fiction seemed to be a natural progression and was the catalyst for the three-book "spy novel" series called Teacher, Soldier, Spy. The three books in the series are The Operative, Forks in the Road, and The Afghan Bear Trap, all published by Quinn Press. The author's work experience has been long and var-ied: a stonemason's helper, six years in the military, an edu-cator, and a clinical psychologist. Dr. Forsythe is a physical-fitness nut, with a rabid exercise regimen. He runs races; does daily power yoga; and recently reached his lifelong goal of the Marine Corps maximum for pull-ups, twenty reps. The author has taken up rope climbing ... much to his wife's chagrin. This very senior citizen ascends and de-scends a fifteen-foot rope-hanging from a tree in his backyard-twenty times, every other day. This crazy activity has found its way into his novel, ISIS: Our Children at Risk. The author has taken great pleas-ure in spiking the ISIS novel with characters who were cre-ated for his Teacher, Soldier, Spy trilogy. Dr. Forsythe received his doctorate in the field of counseling psychology from the University of Montana. Dale recently retired as a licensed clinical psychologist. Stay Connected with Dale: To stay connected with Dale and to read about his ex-ploits and stories about the Middle East visit his website at www.DaleForsythe.com. You can email him at Dale@DaleWForsythe.com. To have Dr. Forsythe speak to your school, group, organization or association, e-mail him at Dale@DaleWForsythe.com, or contact him by mail at his publisher: