Thomas E. Ricks Books in Order
Thomas E. Ricks has written 12 books, published between 1997 and 2026. The first book is Making the Corps (1997) and the newest is Big Money, Small Town (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1997–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,394 in 6 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 40–60 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,394 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Thomas E. Ricks, born September 25, 1955, is an American journalist and author covering the military and national security. Ricks shared the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting twice, with Wall Street Journal (2000) and Washington Post (2002) teams, and has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia and Kosovo. The catalogue lists 12 books from 1997 to 2026, including Making the Corps (1997), Fiasco (2006), The Generals (2012) and Churchill and Orwell (2017), along with the Ryan Tapia series. Big Money, Small Town (2026) is the newest.
How many Thomas E. Ricks books are there?
Thomas E. Ricks has 12 books, released between 1997 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Ryan Tapia series.
Thomas E. Ricks Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Thomas E. Ricks books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Making the Corps1997 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/419973201/4
- 2A Soldier's Duty2001 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420012721/4
- 3Fiasco2006 · 482 pages · confirmed 1/420064821/4
- 4The Gamble2009 · 394 pages · confirmed 1/420093941/4
- 5The Unraveling2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 6The Generals2012 · 574 pages · confirmed 1/420125741/4
- 7Churchill and Orwell2017 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420173521/4
- 8First Principles2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 9Waging a Good War2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 102024–1/4
- 112025–1/4
- 122026–1/4
Thomas E. Ricks books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Ryan Tapia in order
3 booksStandalone books
9 books9 Thomas E. Ricks titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Thomas E. Ricks books in order?
You only need to read Thomas E. Ricks books in order within the Ryan Tapia series, which holds 3 of the 12 Thomas E. Ricks books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Thomas E. Ricks
Start with Making the Corps (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Thomas E. Ricks book?
Big Money, Small Town (2026) is the newest Thomas E. Ricks book released so far.
Is there a new Thomas E. Ricks book coming?
No next Thomas E. Ricks book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Thomas E. Ricks has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Thomas E. Ricks. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism2007Wonfor Fiasco
Thomas E. Ricks at a glance
- Still publishing
- Thomas E. Ricks published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Thomas E. Ricks books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,394 pages across the 6 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 373 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Thomas E. Ricks books, 5 of 12, were published in the 2020s.
What the Thomas E. Ricks books are about
8 of the 12 Thomas E. Ricks books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 4 of 8 books
- Military history 3 of 8 books
- Generals 2 of 8 books
- Iraq War, 2003- 2 of 8 books
- Nonfiction 2 of 8 books