George Fielding Eliot

George Fielding Eliot
Born(1894-06-22)22 June 1894
Brooklyn, New York
Died21 April 1971(1971-04-21) (aged 76)
Torrington, Connecticut
OccupationWriter and journalist
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Genre
  • horror
  • crime
  • military
  • science fiction
Subject
  • military
  • politics
World War I career
AllegianceAustralia
BranchArmy (Infantry)
RankMajor (acting)
Battles/wars
U.S. Army career
AllegianceUnited States
BranchArmy (Intelligence)
RankMajor

George Fielding Eliot (22 June 1894 – 21 April 1971) was a second lieutenant in the Australian army in World War I. He became a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and later a major in the Military Intelligence Reserve of the United States Army. He was the author of 15 books on military and political matters in the 1930s through the 1960s, wrote a syndicated column on military affairs and was the military analyst on radio and on television for CBS News during World War II.