🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Rick Atkinson
In 1975, while he was visiting his parents for Christmas at Fort Riley, Kansas, he found a job at The Morning Sun as a newspaper reporter in Pittsburg, Kansas, covering local government, crime, and other topics in southeast Kansas. Then in April of 1977, he joined The Kansas City Times’ Staff, working nights in suburban Johnson County, Kansas before he moved to the city desk and later serving as a national reporter; by 1981 he had joined the newspaper’s bureau in Washington, D. C. He was hired as a reporter on The Washington Post’s national staff in November of 1983. He wrote about the 1984 presidential election, defense issues, and covered Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (the first female vice presidential candidate from a major party), and national topics.
All Book Series by Rick Atkinson
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2019
The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2025
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2002
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
Book 2 of 3 · published 2007
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013
The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 1989
Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
Book 2 of 6 · published 1993 Co-authored · Brad Wye
In The Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat In Iraq
Book 3 of 6 · published 2004
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Rick Atkinson?
In 1975, while he was visiting his parents for Christmas at Fort Riley, Kansas, he found a job at The Morning Sun as a newspaper reporter in Pittsburg, Kansas, covering local government, crime, and other topics in southeast Kansas. Then in April of 1977, he joined The Kansas City Times’ Staff, working nights in suburban Johnson County, Kansas before he moved to the city desk and later serving as a national reporter; by 1981 he had joined the newspaper’s bureau in Washington, D. C. He was hired as a reporter on The Washington Post’s national staff in November of 1983.
Which Rick Atkinson series should I start with?
The best place to start is the World War II Liberation Trilogy series, the earliest of Rick Atkinson's multi-book series: it opens with An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (2002) and runs to 3 books across 2002–2013, ending with The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (2013).
How many books has Rick Atkinson written?
Rick Atkinson has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2025. 5 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the World War II Liberation Trilogy series with 3 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Rick Atkinson's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Rick Atkinson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are World War II Liberation Trilogy (2002–2013, 3 books) and The Revolution Trilogy (2019–2025, 2 books).
How are Rick Atkinson's books organised into series?
This guide splits Rick Atkinson's 12 books into 2 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: World War II Liberation Trilogy (3 books, 2002–2013); The Revolution Trilogy (2 books, 2019–2025).