Rick Atkinson
Rick Atkinson | |
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at 2015 National Book Festival | |
| Born | Lawrence Rush Atkinson IV November 15, 1952 Munich, then West Germany |
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| Agent | Raphael Sagalyn |
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Jane Ann Chestnut (m. 1979) |
| Children | 2 |
Lawrence Rush "Rick" Atkinson IV (born November 15, 1952) is an American author and journalist.
After working as a newspaper reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent for The Washington Post, Atkinson turned to writing military history. His eight books include narrative accounts of five different American wars. He has won Pulitzer Prizes in history and journalism.
His Liberation Trilogy, a history of the American role in the liberation of Europe in World War II, concluded with the publication of The Guns at Last Light in May 2013. In 2010, he received the $100,000 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.