Edward Mead Earle | |
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 1917 Columbia University Yearbook | |
| Born | May 20, 1894 New York City |
| Died | June 23, 1954 (aged 60) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study |
| Notable works | Makers of Modern Strategy: Military Thought From Machiavelli to Hitler |
Edward Mead Earle (1894 – June 23, 1954) was an American author and university lecturer who specialized in the role of the military in foreign relations. He was a consultant to various departments of the U.S. government, especially during World War II. For twenty years he was a professor in the School of Economics and Politics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.