Thomas E. Ricks' "The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today" makes the case that the quality of leadership in the U.S. Army has seriously deteriorated since World War II ...

Thomas Ricks' new book, The Generals, is about what he sees as a decline of American military leadership and accountability. He says that in World War II, generals were held accountable for their ...

“The Generals” American Military Command from World War II to Today” by Thomas E. Ricks October 27, 2012 More than 12 years ago ...

THE GENERALS: AMERICAN MILITARY COMMAND FROM WORLD WAR II TO TODAY By Thomas E. Ricks Penguin, $32.95, 558 pages, illustrated In a recent Washington Post story about the resurgence of the Taliban ...

Thomas Ricks' new book, The Generals, is about what he sees as a decline of American military leadership and accountability. He says that in World War II, generals were held accountable for their ...

Ricks credits the senior general of World War II, George C. Marshall, as the last commander to effectively use battlefield relief to oust underperforming generals and inspire the best from his ...

Thomas Ricks' new book, The Generals, is about what he sees as a decline of American military leadership and accountability. He says that in World War II, generals were held accountable for their ...

Thomas Ricks' new book, The Generals, is about what he sees as a decline of American military leadership and accountability. He says that in World War II, generals were held accountable for their ...