Eliot, George Fielding, 1894-1971

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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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referencedIn Kennedy, Sinclair, 1875-1947. Papers, 1905-1946 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf George Fielding Eliot Papers, 1939-1971, (bulk 1950-1971) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Harry E. Yarnell Papers, 1909-1958, (bulk 1939-1945) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Parsons, William Sterling, 1901-1953. Papers of William Sterling Parsons, 1943-1953. Library of Congress
creatorOf Eliot, George Fielding, 1894-1971. Correspondence, 1941, from Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Editorials, OAC Review, v.24, no.7, April 1912, p.374-378. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Eliot, George Fielding, 1894-1971. Letter, 1941, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf OAC Review Index. Literature and rural life / by J.A. Flock, OAC Review, v.29, no.8, Apr. 1917, p.336-339. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Hayward, John T., 1908-. Letter, May 3, 1967. Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
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correspondedWith Burke, Arleigh A., 1901- person
correspondedWith Greene, Wallace Martin, 1907- person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Hayward, John T., 1908- person
associatedWith Kennedy, Sinclair, 1985-1947 person
correspondedWith Leach, W. Barton (Walter Barton), 1900- person
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 person
associatedWith Military intelligence. person
associatedWith Military intelligence. person
associatedWith OAC Review Index. corporateBody
associatedWith OAC Review Index. corporateBody
associatedWith Parsons, William Sterling, 1901-1953. person
correspondedWith Slessor, John Cotesworth, Sir, 1897- person
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
correspondedWith Weil, Charles A. person
correspondedWith Yarnell, Harry E. (Harry Ervin), 1875-1959. person
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Birth 1894-06-22

Death 1971-04-21

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