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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Scherl: Beim Bummel durch Paris. - Deutsche Soldaten fragen ein paar junge M‰dels nach dem Weg. PK - Boesig - Scherl Bilderdienst 8020-40 "Fr." OKW Juni 1940
Scherl: Beim Bummel durch Paris. - Deutsche Soldaten fragen ein paar junge M‰dels nach dem Weg. PK - Boesig - Scherl Bilderdienst 8020-40 "Fr." OKW Juni 1940

Something not discussed much: The joys of French collaboration with the Germans

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Don’t bring your allies to the surface and then fail to protect them from their foes

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My military history roundup

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19 Jun 1944, France --- A wounded allied soldier awaiting transportation back to England is comforted by this cute little pup, who somehow found his way to the French Beachhead. Raf transport command planes rush the casualties to England after bringing supplies to the beachhead forces. This is the original of radio photo previously serviced. It is a British official photo. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
19 Jun 1944, France --- A wounded allied soldier awaiting transportation back to England is comforted by this cute little pup, who somehow found his way to the French Beachhead. Raf transport command planes rush the casualties to England after bringing supplies to the beachhead forces. This is the original of radio photo previously serviced. It is a British official photo. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

War Dog: Comforting the wounded, 1944

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Inside General Flynn’s brain

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The Soldiers of the Soul and the Musters of the Mind

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Two thoughts on Trump and defense

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Russland-S¸d, Panzer III, Sch¸tzenpanzer, 23.Pz.Div.

Wait a minute, it wasn’t ‘Time’ magazine that invented the term ‘blitzkrieg’?

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Why today’s Navy minesweepers remind me of the ancient Melian Dialogue

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Trump: Boy was I wrong

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Once more unto the breach: Back into that hazy space between war and peace

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It seems that not everyone likes those tough-minded ‘Military History’ reviews

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Norwegian naval officer: Putin’s navy reflects his stupid short-term thinking

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Voting: Overseas, absentee and home

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031023-N-6967M-234 One member of Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) lays down cover fire with a minigun during a practice narrow river beach extraction. Photo by PH1 Shane T. McCoy
031023-N-6967M-234 One member of Special Boat Team 22 (SBT-22) lays down cover fire with a minigun during a practice narrow river beach extraction. Photo by PH1 Shane T. McCoy

Is rate of fire no longer a key metric in assessing military effectiveness?

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