Thomas E. Ricks's Blog, page 21

Rebecca's War Dog of the Week: Her great new war dog book is now on sale!

In defense of my friend Major Slider

Rigor in PME: What I am talking about

A letter from a major fired by the Army

A photographer explains this shot from his time with the Army in Afghanistan

Sharp on defense budget: We're taking risks with ground forces, so it would be prudent to plan for ways to rebuild them

Mattis for Marine commandant (and one captain's account of Amos being booed)

To operate in a renewed Cold War atmosphere, the U.S. needs to realistically pursue its interests and its values

LTG Honore's good book on leadership that you may, like Tom, have missed

A summer war essay contest