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].

Articles by Thomas E. Ricks

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Can the Army hit the curveball?

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Thomas E. Ricks

August 2, 2016, 10:22 AM

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Hats off to General Dempsey

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Thomas E. Ricks

August 1, 2016, 10:00 AM

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Western Kentuck, I thank you

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Thomas E. Ricks

August 1, 2016, 9:57 AM

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‘The White Donkey’: A Marine’s graphic novel of Iraq, loss and coming home

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Thomas E. Ricks

August 1, 2016, 9:55 AM

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Remembering War (IX): Can republican virtue serve imperial ends?

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 29, 2016, 9:05 AM

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What’s better to use in combat: Unit replacement or individual troop rotation?

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 29, 2016, 9:00 AM

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Things I didn’t know: Frenchmen in the British army, ancient British coal mining, & the Marine sniper school dropout rate

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 28, 2016, 9:50 AM

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Expert picks: Ten books on military history that should be better known

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 28, 2016, 9:45 AM

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‘Banned from public life’: A useful tool?

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 27, 2016, 9:05 AM

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How militaries resist innovation… and how to respond to the blockers and haters

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 27, 2016, 9:00 AM

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Staff planning: It’s all about examining assumptions and then re-examining them

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 26, 2016, 9:05 AM

<> on March 13, 2014 in Beijing, China.

What Would a Saudi-Iran War Look Like? Don’t look now, but it is already here

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 26, 2016, 9:00 AM

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What to make of the Putin fan club?

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 25, 2016, 11:02 AM

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Remembering War (VI): A patrol shows how we fought ourselves, not the enemy

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 25, 2016, 10:58 AM

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How not to be a good neighbor: North Korean military screwing with GPS

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Thomas E. Ricks

July 25, 2016, 10:55 AM

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