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the author of The World's Most Dangerous Places, 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 The Hunter, the Hammer, and 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 Bougainville. In each location he provides a firsthand exploration of important new developments in conflid, and a unique insight into the forces that are shaping the world's future. Filled with tension and intrigue, TIre Hunter, The Hammer, and Heoven a dramatic vision of the that survive the
Hammer, Pelton enters the phad in gae 1
chn1Ja to meet the (hechen rebels as Russian Army sends in a massive
army of 150,000 soldiers to subdue the anarchistic republic in their own ''War on Terror. n
His odyssey through terrorist-
filled bunkers, suicide squad-manned front hnes, SCUD missile attacks, and terrified citizens leads to a the beleaguered
escape from