author : Robert D. Kaplanwebsite : http://robertdkaplan.com/facebook : https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryReaderRobert D. Kaplan, a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, is the author of more than a dozen books on travel and foreign affairs that have been translated into many languages. They included Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus and Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History.