About the Author

Rick Atkinson is a staff writer for "The Washington Post," currently on assignment in Iraq. He is the bestselling author of "The Long Gray Line "and "Crusade." His many awards include the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

""An Army at Dawn" may be the best World War II battle narrative since Cornelius Ryan's classics, "The Longest Day" and "A Bridge Too Far."" -"The Wall Street Journal"
"Exceptional . . . A work strong in narrative flow and character portraits of the principle commanders . . . [A] highly pleasurable read."" -The New York Times "Book Review
"A splendid book . . . The emphasis throughout is on the human drama of men at war."" -The Washington Post "Book World
"Atkinson's account will be a monument among accounts of World War II."" -"John S. D. Eisenhower, author of "Allies "and "The Bitter Woods"
"One of the most compelling pieces of military history I've ever read." -Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA (ret.), former NATO Supreme Commander
"A master of the telling profile . . . This vivid, personality-driven account of the campaign to drive Axis forces from North Africa shows the political side of waging war, even at the tactical level." "-Chicago Tribune"
""An Army at Dawn" is more than a military history, it is a social and psychological inquiry as well." -Paul Fussell, author of "Doing Battle and Wartime"
"Brilliant . . . This is history and war in the hands of a gifted and unflinching writer."""-"The Kansas City Star"

""An Army at Dawn may be the best World War II battle narrative since Cornelius Ryan's classics, "The Longest Day and "A Bridge Too Far." -"The Wall Street Journal
"Exceptional . . . A work strong in narrative flow and character portraits of the principle commanders . . . [A] highly pleasurable read."" -The New York Times Book Review
"A splendid book . . . The emphasis throughout is on the human drama of men at war."" -The Washington Post Book World
"Atkinson's account will be a monument among accounts of World War II."" -John S. D. Eisenhower, author of "Allies and "The Bitter Woods
"One of the most compelling pieces of military history I've ever read." -Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA (ret.), former NATO Supreme Commander
"A master of the telling profile . . . This vivid, personality-driven account of the campaign to drive Axis forces from North Africa shows the political side of waging war, even at the tactical level." "-Chicago Tribune
""An Army at Dawn is more than a military history, it is a social and psychological inquiry as well." -Paul Fussell, author of "Doing Battle and Wartime
"Brilliant . . . This is history and war in the hands of a gifted and unflinching writer."" -"The Kansas City Star