Eliot, George Fielding, 1894-1971

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Dates:
Birth 1894-06-22
Death 1971-04-21

Biographical notes:

Author, journalist, and military analyst. Died 1971.

From the description of George Fielding Eliot papers, 1939-1971 (bulk 1950-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979820

Biographical Note

1894, June 22 Born, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1902 Immigrated with family to Australia 1914 B.A., University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia 1914 1918 Served with Australian Imperial Force in the Dardanelles, Egypt, and on the Western Front, rose to rank of acting major 1922 Second lieutenant, Engineers, Missouri National Guard 1922 1930 Captain and major, Military Intelligence Reserve, United States Army 1933 Married Sarah Elaine Hodges (divorced) 1936 Published Federal Bullets. New York: William Caslon Co. 1937 Published The Navy Spy Murders. New York: Dodge 1938 Published The Ramparts We Watch; a Study of the Problems of American National Defense. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock 1939 Published Bombs Bursting in Air: The Influence of Air Power on International Relations. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock 1939 1946 Military analyst, Columbia Broadcasting System 1939 1947 Military and naval correspondent, New York Herald Tribune 1943 Married June Cawley Hynd President, Association of Radio-TV News Analysts 1944 Published Hour of Triumph. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock 1946 Published The Strength We Need. New York: Viking Press 1947 1949 Columnist, New York Post Syndicate 1948 1971 Military editor, Collier's Encyclopedia 1948 Published Hate, Hope and High Explosives, a Report on the Middle East (Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1949 Published If Russia Strikes. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1950 1952 Military analyst, Mutual Broadcasting System 1950 1967 Columnist, General Features Syndicate 1952 President, Association of Radio-TV News Analysts 1956 Published Caleb Pettengil, U.S.N. New York: Messner 1959 Published Sylvanus Thayer of West Point. New York: Messner 1962 Published Daring Sea Warrior, Franklin Buchanan. New York: J. Messner 1967 1971 Research Associate, Center for Strategic Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 1971, Apr. 21 Died, Torrington, Conn.

From the guide to the George Fielding Eliot Papers, 1939-1971, (bulk 1950-1971), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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