biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1874–1951)
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| biography:
| US soldier, born in Slate Springs, Mississippi, USA. He trained at West Point (1898), then held a series of staff positions in a long career, including assistant chief-of-staff for operations, American Expeditionary Force in France (1917). As a writer on military subjects, he achieved a reputation as a thoughtful student of the military problems of his time. |
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