Walter Millis (March 16, 1899 – March 17, 1968) was an editorial and staff writer for the ''

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'' from 1924 to 1954. Millis was a staff member of the

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from 1954 to 1968. He later became the director of the

's study of

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in 1954. Millis, widely recognized as a historical writer, wrote eight books including: ''Road to War: America 1914-1917'', ''This is Pearl! The United States and Japan—1941'', ''Why Europe Fights'', ''Viewed Without Alarm: Europe Today'', ''Arms and Men: A Study of American Military History'', ''The Martial Spirit: A Study of Our War with Spain'', and ''An End to Arms''. He also edited ''The Forrestal Diaries''.

Early life

Millis was born in Atlanta, GA, the son of John Millis, a regular army officer, and Mrs. Mary Raoul Millis. He graduated from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

, although his studies were interrupted by World War I, when he joined the Army and became a second lieutenant in the field artillery. He received his A.B. degree from Yale in 1920.

Family

His first marriage, to the former Norah Thompson, ended in divorce. They had two children, Walter Millis, Jr. and Sarah (Millis) McCoy. His second marriage, to fashion journalist

Eugenia Sheppard Eugenia Benbow Sheppard (July 24, 1899 – November 11, 1984) was an American fashion writer and newspaper columnist for some 80 newspapers (including the ''Columbus Dispatch'', ''New York Post'', ''The Boston Post'', and most notably, the ''New Y ...

in 1944, ended with his death. He was survived by six grandchildren.

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1899 births 1968 deaths 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers New York Herald Tribune people Place of death missing Writers from Atlanta Historians from New York (state) Historians from Georgia (U.S. state) 20th-century American male writers {{US-historian-stub