Thomas E Ricks

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1) Churchill and Orwell: the fight for freedom

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Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's -- Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line in the Spanish Civil War, and Churchill struck by a car in New York City. If they'd died then, history would scarcely remember them. At the time, Churchill was a politician on the outs, his loyalty to his class and party suspect. Orwell was a mildly successful novelist, to put it generously. No one would have predicted that, by...

2) First principles: what America's founders learned from the Greeks and Romans and how that shaped our country

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Ricks, Thomas E

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Examines how the educations of America's first four presidents, and in particular their scholarly devotion to ancient Greek and Roman classics, informed the beliefs and ideals that shaped the nation's constitution and government.

3) The generals: American military command from World War II to today

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Ricks, Thomas E

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An epic history of the decline of American military leadership from World War II to Iraq.

4) Making the Corps

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Ricks, Thomas E

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1997

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The bestselling, compelling insider's account of the Marine Corps from the lives of the men of Platoon 3086, their training at Parris Island, their fierce camaraderie, and the unique code of honor that defines them. The United States Marine Corps, with its proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth. “Making the Corps” visits the front lines of boot camp...

5) Everyone knows but you: a tale of murder on the Maine coast

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Ricks, Thomas E

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2024.

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After his wife and children are killed in a car crash, a grieving FBI agent starts fresh on the Maine coast where he investigates a fisherman's murder with ties to illegal trades and local secrets.