Rick Atkinson

Rick Atkinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist who worked at The Washington Post for 25 years as a reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent. He is the author of eight narrative histories covering five American wars, including the acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about World War II and the Revolution Trilogy about the American Revolution. Born in Munich to a U.S. Army officer, Atkinson has received three Pulitzer Prizes and is known for his vivid storytelling and deep historical insight.

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D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944
D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944
2014
The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
2025
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy, 2)
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (The Liberation Trilogy, 2)
1900
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy
2002
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (The Liberation Trilogy Book 3)
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (The Liberation Trilogy Book 3)
2013
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
2013
The day of battle : the war in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
The day of battle : the war in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
2007
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (The Liberation Trilogy, Vol. 1)
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (The Liberation Trilogy, Vol. 1)
2002
Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery
Where Valor Rests: Arlington National Cemetery
2007
D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944
D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944
2000
In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat
In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat
2007
D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944
D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944
2015
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
2013
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
2014
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943) (The Liberation Trilogy)
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943) (The Liberation Trilogy)
2007
In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat
In the Company of Soldiers: A Chronicle of Combat
2004
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
2000
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
2013
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (Liberation Trilogy)
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (Liberation Trilogy)
2007
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
2013
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy
2003
D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944
D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy, 1944
2014
In The Company of Soldiers
In The Company of Soldiers
2004
Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War
1994