Thomas E. Ricks is an adviser on national security at the New America Foundation, where he participates in its "Future of War" project. He was previously a fellow at the Center for a New American Security and is a contributing editor of Foreign Policy magazine, for which he writes the prizewinning blog The Best Defense. A member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, he covered U.S. military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He is the author of several books, including The Generals, The Gamble, and the number one New York Times bestseller Fiasco, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His newest book, Churchill and Orwell: The Fight For Freedom, is a New York Times bestseller.
"Both subjects, he tells us in this page turner written with great
brio, are 'people we still think about, people who are important
not just to understanding their times but also to understanding our
own.'... what comes across strongly in this highly enjoyable book
is the fierce commitment of both Orwell and Churchill to critical
thought." --The New York Times Book Review "An elegantly written
celebration of two men who faced an existential crisis to their way
of life with moral courage -- and demonstrated that an individual
can make a difference." --San Francisco Chronicle "Readers of this
book will realize, if they needed reminding, that the struggle to
preserve and tell the truth is a very long game." --Los Angeles
Times
"Another one is a book by Thomas Ricks about Winston Churchill and
George Orwell. The two never met, but their parallel lives and
their views of how society should function, notions of individual
freedom, limitations of politics and so on -- extraordinarily
harmonious thoughts in different places, really very impressive. I
went in assuming [they'd be at odds], but quite the reverse.
Really, very interesting."-- John Le Carré "Churchill & Orwell is
an eminently readable, frankly inspirational and exceptionally
timely tribute to the two men Simon Schama called 'the architects
of their time.' It is to be hoped that their counterparts in
intellectual clarity and moral courage are among us today."
--Minneapolis Star Tribune "A pungent and pointed piece of history,
a great gift for any history lover on your list." -- Seattle Times
"Here is a formidable pairing: Winston Churchill and George Orwell,
two of the most famous figures of the 20th century, compared and
contrasted in a study that has fresh things to say about its
subjects... Ricks tracks his subjects without falling into the
usual traps. He is neither sanctimonious about Orwell, nor overly
reverential when discussing Churchill." --Newsday "A feast of a
book, laden with observations and insights that enable us to see
these familiar figures, and through them our own time, in a fresh
and illuminating light." --New Statesman "Ricks's gift for
storytelling makes this book virtually impossible at times to set
down." --The Christian Science Monitor "Superbly illustrates that
Churchill and Orwell made enduring cases for the necessity of moral
and political fortitude in the face of authoritarianism. This is a
bracing work for our times."--Publishers Weekly "Very readable and
timely."--The Missourian
"The genius of Ricks' method is to tell the story of an ongoing
struggle through the lives of two extraordinary men." --Booklist
(starred review) "A superb account of two men who set standards for
defending liberal democracy that remain disturbingly out of reach."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred)
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