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Scorpio
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Rick Atkinson
Lawrence Rush "Rick" Atkinson IV is an American author, most recently The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777, the first episode of the Revolutionary Trilogy. He won the Pulitzer Prize for History and Journalism. After working as a newspaper reporter, editor and foreign correspondent for the Washington Post, Atkinson turned to writing military history. His seven books contain accounts from five different American wars. His Liberation Trio, a story of the American role in the liberation of Europe during World War II, ended with the publication of The Guns at Last Light in May 2013. In 2010, he was awarded the Pritzker Army Library Literature Award valued at $ 100,000 for lifetime achievement in military writing.
BornLawrence Rush Atkinson IV, November 16, 1952, Munich, then West Germany
Alma materEast Carolina University, B.A, 1974, University of Chicago, M.A, 1975
OccupationJournalist, editor, historian, author
AgentRaphael Sagalyn
Spouse(s)Jane Ann Chestnut (dentist), May 12, 1979
ChildrenRush, Sarah
Parent(s)Larry Atkinson, Lt. Col. U.S. Army, Margaret Jean Atkinson (teacher)

About Rick Atkinson

Journalist Rick Atkinson was born on November 16, 1952 in Germany (He's 72 years old now).

Pulitzer Prizes in History and Journalism were awarded to this American journalist and author.

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Rick Atkinson before becoming famous

Rick Atkinson was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1952 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He spent his childhood on military stations all around the world, including Georgia, Idaho, Pennsylvania, California, and Hawaii.

Achievement of Rick Atkinson

While working for The Kansas City Times, he earned the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1982.

Rick Atkinson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He and his wife Jane Ann Chestnut, whom he married in 1979, had two children.

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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, his Pulitzer Prize-winning book from 2002, chronicled US President Dwight Eisenhower's efforts during the allied invasion of North Africa during World War II.

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969) (US President)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)

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Rick Atkinson Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Rick Atkinson updated on March 18 2023.