Thomas Ricks

Thomas Ricks – the military expert explains the history of US military leadership
David talks with long-time Washington Post Pentagon correspondent, Thomas Ricks, about his new book, The Generals, which details the history of the US military and its evolving attitudes about the competency of its senior staff. Ricks twice won the Pulitzer Prize and is also the author of A Soldiers Duty and The Gamble, Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq.