" -11 n;~~~book from the man who interviewellohn Walker Lindh ~
the author of The World's Most Dllngerous Pillces, Robert Young Pelton has come
THE HUNTER, THE HAMMER, AND HEAVEN
JOURNEYS TO THREE WORLDS GONE MAD
to know some of the most unusual and dangerous individuals in the world. In TIle Hunter, the Hllmmer, IIl1d Heaven he introduces an extraordinary cast of charaders from three of the most war-ravaged countries on earth - the West African country of Sierra Leone, the break- away republic of Chechnya, and a mysterious land in the South Pacific called BougainVJ1le. In each location he provides a firsthand exploration of important new developments in confnd, and a unique insight into the 'orces that are shaping the world's future. Fnled with tension and intrigue, TIre Hunter, TIle Hlmmer, ad HfHlVen a dramatic vision
the
Hlmmer, Pelton enters the jihad in
OIelchn"a to meet the Chechen rebels as the Russian Army sends in a massive
army of 150,000 soldiers to subdue the anarchistic republic in their own ''War on Terror." His odyssey through terrorist- filled bunkers, suicide squad-manned front lines, SCUD missile attacks, and terrified citizens leads to a the beleaguered
escape from
