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第22回（2007年） Winner
Thomas E. Ricks
トーマス・E・リックス
Thomas E. Ricks
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1955-09-25 （Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.）
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Grew up in New York → Lived in Kabul, Afghanistan (attended American International School) → Washington, D.C. (work)
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Journalist, Editor, Educator
- 活動期間
- 1977年〜
- 所属
- Center for a New American Security (think tank), The Washington Post (former), The Wall Street Journal (former), Foreign Policy (blog contributor)
- 所属団体
- Harvard University Senior Advisory Council on the Project on U.S. Civil-Military Relations
- 影響を受けた人物
- Earlier journalists and military historians
- 影響を与えた人物
- Contemporary military journalists and writers
- ノミネート
- 2007 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction finalist (Fiasco)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | — | — | BA | 1973–1977 | United States |
| American International School, Kabul | — | — | — | 1968–1970 | Afghanistan |
Yale University
学位:
BA
期間:
1973–1977
卒業年:
1977
国:
United States
Bachelor's degree (1977)
American International School, Kabul
期間:
1968–1970
国:
Afghanistan
Attended part of high school here
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting | "Price of Power" series (Wall Street Journal team) | — | Columbia University / Pulitzer Prize Board | winner |
| 2002 | Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting | Reporting by The Washington Post team on the early counteroffensive against terrorism | — | Columbia University / Pulitzer Prize Board | winner |
| 2007 | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction | Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq | — | Columbia University / Pulitzer Prize Board | finalist |
| — | Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best Feature Reporting | — | — | Society of Professional Journalists | winner |
| 2007 | Scarsdale High School Distinguished Alumnus | — | — | Scarsdale Alumni Association | recipient |
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
2000
対象作品:
"Price of Power" series (Wall Street Journal team)
主催:
Columbia University / Pulitzer Prize Board
結果:
winner
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
2002
対象作品:
Reporting by The Washington Post team on the early counteroffensive against terrorism
主催:
Columbia University / Pulitzer Prize Board
結果:
winner
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
2007
対象作品:
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
主催:
Columbia University / Pulitzer Prize Board
結果:
finalist
Society of Professional Journalists Award for Best Feature Reporting
主催:
Society of Professional Journalists
結果:
winner
Scarsdale High School Distinguished Alumnus
2007
主催:
Scarsdale Alumni Association
結果:
recipient
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Making the Corps
1997年 Nonfiction (military / education)A report on the training and culture of the U.S. Marine Corps, examining how training and institutions shape individuals and the organization.
military culturetraining and institutionsleadership
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
2006年 Nonfiction (military / contemporary history)A critical history examining the failures of U.S. military strategy and policy in the Iraq War, analyzing strategic decisions and command problems.
strategic failurepolicy–military relationscommand structure
The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006–2008
2009年 Nonfiction (military / politics)A detailed account of the strategic shift in Iraq from 2006 to 2008 and General David Petraeus's role in that effort.
force employmentleadership decision-makingdefense policy
The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today
2012年 Nonfiction (military history)An analysis of the evolution and contemporary challenges of American military leadership since World War II.
military leadershiphistorical changeinstitutional analysis
Churchill & Orwell: The Fight for Freedom
2017年 Nonfiction (biography / intellectual history)Compares the ideas and actions of Winston Churchill and George Orwell in their respective fights for freedom.
freedomintellectual historyleadership
First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
2020年 Nonfiction (intellectual history / politics)Discusses what America's founders learned from ancient Greece and Rome and how those principles shaped the United States.
reception of the classicspolitical thoughtfounding principles
Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
2022年 Nonfiction (military history / civil rights)Reexamines the civil rights movement from a military-historical perspective, analyzing strategy and organization.
civil rights movementstrategy and organizationnonviolence and counteraction
全著作
- Making the Corps (1997)
- Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq (2006)
- A Soldier's Duty (2001)
- The Gamble (2009)
- The Generals (2012)
- Churchill & Orwell (2017)
- First Principles (2020)
- Waging a Good War (2022)
- Everyone Knows But You (2024)
- We Can't Save You (forthcoming 2025)
作風・主題
- 文体
- investigative nonfictionnarrative, source-based reportinghistorical writing with critical analysis
- 頻出モチーフ
- civil–military relationsorganizational and command failuresevaluation of leadership
評価・遺産
Thomas E. Ricks has had significant impact on contemporary military journalism and policy critique. Through Pulitzer-winning reporting and numerous books, he illuminated strategic failures and command issues, contributing to public policy discussion.
引用
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Fox was operating as a wing of the Republican Party.
出典: Interview with Jon Scott; reported in Politico (2012年)
豆知識
- Spent part of his childhood in Kabul, Afghanistan.
- Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner as part of teams at The Wall Street Journal (2000) and The Washington Post (2002).
- Fiasco was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.