The people who write official histories for the Army believe that a generation needs to pass before you can tackle the official… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
“They believed that overpowering the feeble French meant something. They believed in the righteousness of their cause, the inevitability of their victory,… — Rick Atkinson Justice Copy Share Image
“High-prowed fishing smacks bobbed at their moorings along the riverbank, nets draped over the gunwales to dry. Stork nests, intricately thatched and… — Rick Atkinson Fish Copy Share Image
I'm going to leave WWII. I considered and rejected doing something on the Pacific. Fourteen years is enough. I'd like to take… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
I think the Bush Administration had basically inherited a policy toward Iraq from the Reagan/Bush Administration that saw Iraq as a kind… — Rick Atkinson Administration Copy Share Image
“Ernie Pyle, who was with them as usual, wrote: “They were dead weary, as a person could tell even when looking at… — Rick Atkinson Exhaustion Copy Share Image
“Ten miles to the southeast the war went on, badly, for Drake and his men. With nearly a thousand troops already dug… — Rick Atkinson War Copy Share Image
“more than 300 other ships bound for Algeria steamed from anchorages on the Clyde and along England’s west coast. For all these… — Rick Atkinson Royal navy Copy Share Image
“If U-boats torpedoed a transport during the Atlantic passage, how many destroyers should be left behind to pick up survivors? Hewitt was… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
“One man who did not understand was the New Zealanders’ legendary commander, Lieutenant General Bernard C. Freyberg. English-born but raised in New… — Rick Atkinson British empire Copy Share Image
“Linguists holding bullhorns hollered, “A bas les Boches! A bas les Marcon! Down with the Boches! Down with the Macaronis! Vive la… — Rick Atkinson American flag Copy Share Image
“pump,” Marshall added. Brooke had spotted a whimbrel, a yellow wagtail, and five small owls. He had also seen this American argument… — Rick Atkinson War Room Copy Share Image
“We became ruthless with the Arab,” a 1st Division soldier wrote. “If we found them where they were not to be, they… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
