Thomas E. Ricks

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Busy Tom!: Book reviews, a call for Gen. McMaster to step down, and talking this week in Seattle, Portland, SF, and LA

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 30, 2017, 10:20 AM

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More on how “railroad generalship” was learned during the Civil War

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 26, 2017, 9:54 AM

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Our military is busy, but not always in a good way: reliefs, ousters, and scandals

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 26, 2017, 9:47 AM

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War dog: Shade is valuable in the desert

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 26, 2017, 9:39 AM

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Sept. 15, 1940: Churchill watches as the last of the RAF reserves are committed

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 25, 2017, 10:27 AM

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Book excerpt: Thoughts on our approach to ‘The Age of Lone Wolf Terrorism’

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 25, 2017, 10:21 AM

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The Dunkirk evacuation, and why it was a near-miracle for England and Churchill

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 24, 2017, 10:32 AM

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‘Fury’: The sergeant major responds to the writer/director’s defense of the film

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 24, 2017, 10:23 AM

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The scariest article I have read in some time: Nuclear war is becoming thinkable, especially on the Korean peninsula

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 23, 2017, 10:39 AM

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Franke: Here’s a list of 20 foreign national security women to follow on Twitter

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 23, 2017, 10:37 AM

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May 20, 1937: Orwell is shot in the neck

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 22, 2017, 10:10 AM

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What I intended to do in Fury: The film’s writer and director responds to CSM Rush

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 22, 2017, 10:00 AM

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Fury: A hard close-up view of small unit cohesion, both the good and bad sides

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 19, 2017, 10:24 AM

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D.C. on May 23rd: Come on down

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 19, 2017, 10:14 AM

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War dogs: Always nice to have a pup to welcome you home from work

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Thomas E. Ricks

May 19, 2017, 10:12 AM

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