Eliot, George Fielding, 1894-1971

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)