Thomas Ricks is the military history columnist for The New York Times Book Review and a visiting fellow in history at Bowdoin College. Before becoming a full-time author, he covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal for 25 years, receiving two Pulitzer Prizes as part of reporting teams at those newspapers. He is the author of six books, including Pulitzer finalist Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003-05. His most recent book was Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom. He is married to Mary Kay Ricks, author of Escape on the Pearl.
Thomas Ricks
