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Ted Halstead served twenty-five years in the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer, most of it overseas, and was promoted to the Senior Foreign Service after his second tour at US Embassy Riyadh. His tours included four years at US Embassy Seoul, and two years at the East Asia Pacific Bureau in DC. He is a National War College graduate, and served for three years at a regional US military headquarters.

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	The Second Korean War (Russian Agents #1) 4.15 avg rating — 1,955 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Saudi-Iranian War (Russian Agents #2) 4.14 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	China Invades Taiwan (The Russian Agents Book 6) 4.32 avg rating — 439 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second Chinese Revolution (The Russian Agents Book 5) 4.38 avg rating — 352 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The End of America’s War in Afghanistan (Russian Agents #3) 4.40 avg rating — 322 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The End of Russia’s War in Ukraine (The Russian Agents Book 4) 4.44 avg rating — 259 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	China Conquers Taiwan (The Russian Agents Book 8) 4.36 avg rating — 183 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Indo-Pakistani War (The Russian Agents Book 7) 4.20 avg rating — 180 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Russian Agents Box Set 4.45 avg rating — 33 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	France Under Attack 4.25 avg rating — 32 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The New French Agents Series!

France Under Attack, the first book in the new French Agents series, has just been published by Amazon. It is available in every format including ebook, audiobook, paperback and hardcover.

Could one or two of the Russian Agents make an appearance? Well…yes!

Thanks as always for the kind words of support from so many of you. It’s what keeps a writer like me going!

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Ted Halstead liked Justin’s update Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Justin shared a note and highlight from China Invades Taiwan (The Russian Agents Book 6) by Ted Halstead (Goodreads Author) See all Justin’s notes and highlights for this book As the lead invasion planner, Ding knew precisely how much redundant supply capacity had been built into the invasion fleet. It consisted of the ship that had just exploded. For all of Chinese boasting of having the largest navy in the world in 2025, they lack A LOT of hard earned experience in amphibious operations. In the D-Day invasion, the allied had more transports than warships. They constructed the Mulberry harbors AND laid oil pipelines across the English channel just to support the army. Does the PLAN have that? Nope.
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Ted Halstead liked Justin’s update Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Justin shared a highlight from China Invades Taiwan (The Russian Agents Book 6) by Ted Halstead (Goodreads Author) See all Justin’s notes and highlights for this book Ding shook his head. "No. The DF-16s we launched yesterday seemed to have strengthened the enemy's will to fight, which was the opposite of the result we'd hoped to achieve. Besides, many more strikes and Taiwan won't be worth having."
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Ted Halstead liked Justin’s update Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Justin shared a highlight from China Invades Taiwan (The Russian Agents Book 6) by Ted Halstead (Goodreads Author) See all Justin’s notes and highlights for this book Probably in the last few days, Ding thought. The hypocrites! It genuinely didn't occur to Ding that the PRC had also refused to sign the International Mine Ban Treaty. Or part with its stockpile of mines.
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Ted Halstead liked Justin’s update Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Justin shared a highlight from China Invades Taiwan (The Russian Agents Book 6) by Ted Halstead (Goodreads Author) See all Justin’s notes and highlights for this book "Let's see," Neda said thoughtfully. "Eggs, chopped scallions, cilantro, sweet soybean paste, and chili sauce. Those are the flavors I can identify, anyway."
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Ted Halstead liked Justin's review of France Under Attack: "A New Start Ted Halstead is back with a new spinoff series. There are only three, four if you count Grishkov's wife Arisha, from the original Russian agent series. Same threats... rogue actors with nuclear devices. "
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“An entire lifetime of indoctrination gave him reasons why he should ignore the success of the capitalist model. Ironically, it was his training as an intelligence officer that forced him finally to admit the obvious. The Chinese Communist Party had chosen to embrace capitalism because it worked.”
― Ted Halstead, The Second Korean War

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“at the door.”
― Ted Halstead, China Invades Taiwan

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“North Korea bought its first dozen MiG-29s from Belarus in 1995, as the worst part of the Great Famine began, at a cost of nearly half a billion dollars. That would have been enough to feed every hungry North Korean man, woman, and child for two years. Estimates of Great Famine deaths ranged between two to three and a half million. As a result, these dozen MiG-29s had probably killed more people than any others in history, without firing a shot.”
― Ted Halstead, The Second Korean War

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