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ⓘ About Thomas E. Ricks
During his long career as a journalist, Ricks worked for the “Washington Post,” reporting on the United States military between 2000 and 2008. Before then, he worked for the “Wall Street Journal” in the same capacity for more than seventeen years. During his time with the Journal, he was a reporter on American military activities in Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan, Haiti, Turkey, Korea, Kuwait, Bosnia, Macedonia and Kosovo. He was also part of the team at “Wall Street Journal” that won the national reporting Pulitzer Prize on how the American military needed to change to deal with challenges in the twenty-first century. Ricks the author and journalist is a native of Beverly, Massachusetts but he grew up in Afghanistan and New York.
All Book Series by Thomas E. Ricks
Counterinsurgency Leadership in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond
Single-title series · published 2011
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Who is Thomas E. Ricks?
During his long career as a journalist, Ricks worked for the “Washington Post,” reporting on the United States military between 2000 and 2008. Before then, he worked for the “Wall Street Journal” in the same capacity for more than seventeen years. During his time with the Journal, he was a reporter on American military activities in Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan, Haiti, Turkey, Korea, Kuwait, Bosnia, Macedonia and Kosovo.
Which Thomas E. Ricks series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Ryan Tapia series, the earliest of Thomas E. Ricks's multi-book series: it opens with Everyone Knows But You (2024) and runs to 3 books across 2024–2026, ending with Big Money, Small Town (2026).
How many books has Thomas E. Ricks written?
Thomas E. Ricks has 13 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1997 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Ryan Tapia series with 3 books — and 10 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Thomas E. Ricks's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Thomas E. Ricks's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ryan Tapia (2024–2026, 3 books).
How are Thomas E. Ricks's books organised into series?
This guide splits Thomas E. Ricks's 13 books into 1 named series and 10 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ryan Tapia (3 books, 2024–2026).